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The winter king : Frederick V of the Palatinate and the coming of the Thirty Years' War / Brennan C. Pursell.
Van Pelt Library DB2161.F74 P87 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pursell, Brennan C., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frederick I, King of Bohemia, 1596-1632.
- Historiography.
- Palatinate (Germany)--History.
- Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648--Causes.
- Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648--Historiography.
- Europe--History--17th century.
- Europe.
- History.
- Holy Roman Empire--Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Frederick V and the Thirty Years' War 1
- 1. Signs of Impending Disaster? 11
- The Imperial Constitution 11
- The Protagonist: Frederick V 17
- The Palatinate in a European Context 23
- An Inevitable Religious War? 31
- 2. Rebellion in Bohemia: a Local Crisis 43
- Ferdinand of Styria, King of Bohemia 45
- The Uprising Begins 46
- Palatine Involvement 48
- The Anglo-Spanish Nexus 53
- The Rebellion Wavers 57
- 3. The Elections of 1619: an Imperial Crisis 65
- Interregnum 65
- The Palatine Vote 68
- The Bohemian and Imperial Elections 72
- The Final Decision 76
- Frederick I, King of Bohemia 80
- 4. The New King, 1619-1620 93
- The Palatine-Bohemian Regime 94
- The Progress 97
- A Birth and a Ban 101
- The Tide Turns 103
- The Defense Falters 107
- The End of the Regime 113
- 5. The Palatine Crisis, 1620-1621 123
- The Rebellion Collapses 123
- Common Cause and Protestant Cause 126
- Segeberg 128
- The English Dimension 131
- The Defense of the Palatinate 137
- Digby's Embassy 140
- Between War and Peace 145
- 6. Frederick at War, 1622 165
- Palatine Tactics 166
- Rex Pacificus 169
- On Campaign 171
- English Intercession 175
- Steps Toward Peace 178
- Violence Prevails 182
- The Loss of the Palatinate 185
- 7. Undermining the Anglo-Spanish Peace, 1623 195
- Palatine Policy 195
- The Journey to Spain 199
- The Match Dissolves 205
- Yet Another Match 208
- 8. The Rise and Fall of The Hague Alliance, 1624-1626 217
- War or Negotiations? 217
- The Quest for an Alliance 224
- Annus Mirabilis, 1625 231
- The Hague Alliance 235
- The 'Catholic' Side 242
- Frederick and his God 244
- 9. Tragedy and Deliverance, 1627-1632 255
- The End of the Empire's Wars 255
- Frederick V 257
- Ferdinand II 262
- The Swedish Invasion 267
- The Last Campaign 270
- 10. Closure 285
- To Westphalia 285
- The Problem of Religious War 287
- Frederick the Man 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754634019
- OCLC:
- 50693385
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