The Battle of White Mountain, fought on 8 November 1620 near Prague, was a short, brutal battle with enormous consequences. In less than two hours, the Protestant Bohemian army collapsed, the Habsburgs secured control of Bohemia, and the Thirty Years' War escalated into one of Europe's deadliest conflicts. This episode explores how a seemingly minor engagement triggered decades of war, religious persecution, and political upheaval across the continent.

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