Early Modern Europe
The Prague Defenestration That Sparked a 30-Year War
Two Catholic officials and their secretary were hurled from a castle window by Protestant nobles in 1618—launching a war that killed a third of Europe.
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Download on the App StoreThirty Years WarEarly Modern EuropePragueReligious ConflictHoly Roman EmpireHabsburg DynastyProtestant ReformationHeinrich Matthias von ThurnJaroslav Bořita of MartiniceWilhelm SlavataPhilip FabriciusCounter ReformationPeace of Westphalia
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