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Counter-Reformation
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The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival or the Catholic Reformation, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to and as an alternative to, or fr
Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto Gallerie Accademia
Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto Gallerie Accademia
Last Judgement
Last Judgement
Confutatio Augustana (left) and Confessio Augustana (right) being presented to Charles V
Confutatio Augustana (left) and Confessio Augustana (right) being presented to Charles V
A session of the Council of Trent, from an engraving
A session of the Council of Trent, from an engraving
European wars of religion
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The European wars of religion were waged in Europe during the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. Fought after the Protestant Reformation began in 1517, the wars disrupted the religious and political
Counter-Reformation
…political-historical period, it is frequently dated to have begun with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and to have ended with the political conclusion of the European wars of religion in 1648, though this is controversial. The effort produced apologetic and polemical documents, anti-corruption efforts, internal reform, spiritual…
The Battle of White Mountain (1620) in Bohemia was one of the decisive battles of the Thirty Years' War that ultimately led to the reconversion of Boh
The Battle of White Mountain (1620) in Bohemia was one of the decisive battles of the Thirty Years' War that ultimately led to the reconversion of Bohemia to Catholicism.
Rebellious peasants surrounding a knight
Rebellious peasants surrounding a knight
At the Second Battle of Kappel, Zwingli's supporters were defeated and Zwingli himself was killed.
At the Second Battle of Kappel, Zwingli's supporters were defeated and Zwingli himself was killed.
Destruction of the fortress above the village of Godesberg during the Cologne War, 1583; the walls were breached by mines, and most of the defenders w
Destruction of the fortress above the village of Godesberg during the Cologne War, 1583; the walls were breached by mines, and most of the defenders were put to death. Engraved by Frans Hogenberg, a Dutch engraver and artist of the 16th century.