How a single violent act triggered Europe's most destructive conflict
In short: This video explores the Thirty Years' War, a crisis sparked by the defenestration of three Habsburg officials in Prague. Professor Peter Wilson examines why this localized violence escalated into a continent-wide war that resisted containment.
The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) remains Europe's most destructive conflict before the two 20th-century world wars. Triggered by the Second Defenestration of Prague, the war began when Bohemian malcontents threw three Habsburg officials out of a window.
Professor Peter Wilson investigates why the conflict expanded into a general war despite efforts to contain it. He also explores the debate regarding the extent to which the war was driven by religious motivations and why a lasting peace took so long to achieve.
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