Strasbourg Bishops' War
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The Strasbourg Bishops' War was a conflict between Catholics and Protestants for control of the Bishopric of Strasbourg. It was one of only two sectarian or confessional conflicts, both highly localis
Etching depicting skirmishes between Dachstein and Molsheim on 2 December 1592.
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
Strasbourg Bishops' War
…Strasbourg Bishops' War Part of European wars of religion and the Protestant Reformation Etching depicting skirmishes between Dachstein and Molsheim on 2 December 1592. Date 1592–1604 Location Prince-Bishopric…
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
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 were put to death. Engraved by Frans Hogenberg, a Dutch engraver and artist of the 16th century.