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La Guerre de Trente Ans en 5 minutes

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The Thirty Year War (1618-1648)

The Thirty Year War, fought over both religious and political issues, devastated Germany in the XVIIth century. At the beginning it was a religious conflict between the Protestant princes and...

The Reformation in 3 minutes (video)

In 16th-century Europe, a group of people criticised the Catholic Church – they were called Protestants – and created a different church, called the “Reformed” church. Hence the expression “Protestant...

Wars of Religion in 6 minutes

Protestantism developed in France from 1517 onwards. The number of Protestants rapidly increased; many nobles converted and formed a powerful party. And the majority Catholicism felt challenged.