Three Decades of Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War

By Nick LewisReligion & Spirituality Education History

Three Decades of Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War episodes

February 27, 2025 Bonus Episode: Jews and Judaism during the Thirty Years War
Welcome back to this special bonus episode from my friend Ben! Jews were a group I mentioned during the war sparsely, but thanks to him, you guys will get a clearer image of their status and history during the war. And it's not what many of you may think! Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy!
Sources:
Israel, J. I. (1985). European Jewry in the Age of Mercantilism 1550–1750. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198219286.001.0001
World Jewish Congress. (2024, September 20). Community in Denmark - World Jewish Congress. https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/about/communities/dk
The Long Road Towards Equal Rights - History of the Jews in Vienna. (2007, August 24). https://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture/jewishvienna/history/equal-rights.html
SWEDEN - JewishEncyclopedia.com. (n.d.). https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14147-sweden
Bradbury, J. (1997). Philip Augustus: King of France 1180-1223. Routledge.
The Code Noir (The Black Code) · LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. (n.d.). https://revolution.chnm.org/d/335/
Union of Utrecht 1579. (n.d.). https://constitution.org/1-Constitution/cons/dutch/Union_Utrecht_1579.html
Israel, J. I. (1998). The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall, 1477-1806. Oxford University Press.
The Thirty Years’ War. (n.d.). http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h25-war.html
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13 min
December 14, 2024 Episode 103: The End
Welcome back to the final episode! We have traversed thirty years, and now we see the aftermath of the war. There is way more than I can cover, so I hope you found an interest to look for yourself what this war did to change Europe. Religion, international diplomacy, and how war was fought all changed as a result of this war. Thank you for listening to me ramble for four years!
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20 min
November 28, 2024 Episode 102: The Peace of Westphalia
Welcome back! Thank you for listening to me for long! We cover the end and effects of the Thirty Years War this week. The war that devastated Germany for thirty years finally came to and end, and the European world would be changed, whether it wanted or not. No area sees this much war and doesn't change as a result. I hope you enjoyed this episode, and I'll see you next time with my continued epilogue!
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15 min
November 06, 2024 Episode 101: The Siege of Prague
Welcome back! We come to the end to the war as the last fights of the war come to an end, the Treaty of Westphalia coming into being. The Siege of Prague was the last major battle of the war, and one of the most famous battles of the war. Thirty years of war has come to an end, and everyone will soon need to deal with the consequences of the war. Thank you for listening, and I'll see you guys next time!
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10 min
October 25, 2024 Episode 100: The Battle of Zumarshausen
Welcome back! I just realized this the 100th episode! Thank you all for listening for so long! This week we cover the start of the campaign that leads to the Siege of Prague, the last campaign of the war. It was the last gasp of major fighting as the Peace of Westphalia comes together. Both sides struggle as the allies advance upon their enemy. I hope you guys enjoy and I'll see you next time!
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12 min
October 10, 2024 Episode 99: End of the Eighty Years War
Welcome back! We cover the side content of the war as the Spanish and Dutch create a peace that would bring an end to their over half a century war. France gets the rough side of this, and the last distractions fall away as the war gears up for one more campaign. Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!
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13 min
September 27, 2024 Episode 98: The Re-entry of Bavaria
Welcome back! This week I cover the re-entry of Bavaria and Colonge in the war as the Truce of Ulm collapses. Can the imperials improve their positions for the negotiations? Sorry for the audio quality, but I'm a bit too sick to rerecord it. And to correct one error, when I say six thousand six hundred, I meant 660,000. Thank you for listening, and I'll see you guys next time!
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9 min
September 13, 2024 Episode 97: Beginning of the End
Welcome back! Sorry for being a day late, and this week we cover more diplomacy, this time based around Spain and the Austrians. I also cover what the militaries were up to during the Ulm Truce, and how we start to move into the final campaigns of the war as everyone positioned themselves for their final status at the Westphalian talks. I hope you guys enjoy, and I'll see you guys next time!
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12 min
August 29, 2024 Episode 96: The Growing Peace
Welcome back! This week we go over the debates over the reality of peace and what it would be for the HRE. The main focus was on amnesty and restitution, as well as what the normative year would be for the empire. Politics is politics, but there was a growing consensus that hadn't been there for years. Please review and spread the word, and I'll see you guys next time!
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15 min
August 15, 2024 Episode 95: Brandenburg
Welcome back! This week we go over more of the diplomatic side of the war, showing how land would be used to help negotiate, and how the Austrians used their hand effectively to keep what they needed. The war was dying off in terms of major battles, with only one or two left. I hope you enjoy the episode, and I'll see you next time!
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11 min

About Three Decades of Tragedy: A History of the Thirty Years War

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The Thirty Years War was a major war in European history that had a major influence on the future of Europe, yet outside of history people, people seem to know very little besides the basics. I hope…