Internationalization: The Thirty Years War Grows into a European Catastrophe 1620-1623 (Pt. 3)

In this video, we will look at what is referred to as the Palatinate Phase of the Thirty Years’ War. This phase is crucial to understand why the war exploded from a local conflict in Bohemia to a “European catastrophe and German Trauma” as the Professor of Political Theory Herfried Münkler aptly calls it.

Chapters:
00:00-02:13 Internationalisation
02:13-03:24 MagellanTV
03:24-23:06 Palatinate Phase of the Thirty Years' War

#history #germany #education

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[DrWatson]

If I had one florin for every time Bavaria oportunistically joins a major conflict in Europe to gobble up huge swathes of land without having to return it afterwards, I'd have 2 florins. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[Raadpensionaris]

The Dutch and harboring German exiles. A story as old as time. From Frederick V to Wilhelm II

[mariushunger]

Frederick was born in a hunting lodge and stuck with spending money for leisure. When he received war funds from King James VI of Scotland and England he built a palace instead of getting an army.

[etiennesharp]

Had forgotten how much trying to follow the twists and turns of the Thirty Years' War gave me headaches :) Thanks for breaking it down into smaller chunks!

[Mude-wvbj]

12:13 It's crazy that my 12.000 inhabitants hometown is mentioned in such a video. But the name is "Ladenburg" not "Landenburg" and it was, as pounted out at 14:42 completely plundered by Mansfeld which marked the end of it's importance in the region.

[andreascovano]

0:18 DAMN. Nevermind white mountain. Frederick will never recover from a burn such as this!

I loved the format with which you explained this video, everything well summarized and objectively explained, means that this will be one of your best series on the channel. This phase is the one that is least commented on in the other YouTube videos on the subject, just like the Danish one, so you did an excellent job; I would have liked to see the Battle of Fleurus (1622) as well, but since it was a fight outside the Holy Roman Empire, it makes sense that it was only mentioned (plus it is usually included as part of the 80 Years War, being a theme apart), but on the other hand, I welcome the fact that the other battles in this phase have been explained, since they are less well-known and that makes them more interesting, at the same time that it makes many characters stand out, such as Tilly, Mansfeld, Córdoba, etc. Ferdinand II of Habsburg made a big mistake at the end of this phase, his stupidity prolonged a war that could have been finished at that very moment if he had been lenient with the losers (he made the same mistake as Charles V several decades ago). =/

[Wolf_Larsen]

Summon the elector counts, SandRhoman has dropped another video!

[SJ]

It seems so many defeats could be avoided by proper scouting.

[ronin-ThorstenFrank]

For someone living in the area (between Heidelberg, Darmstadt and Aschaffenburg) and being interested in history I already knew a lot of the stuff presented. But seeing it in context is something completely different.
Thx from a long time follower.

[muhammadfarhanfadillah]

What a great in depth topic, i hope you could continue making this topic

[Zepol]

Awesome🎉 another great video! Keep up the great work can't wait for more of you're content

[clintmoor]

Gabor Bethlen is really not doing anything ever, is he? He is just kinda there too. Went along with the ride but was entirely unimportant.

[verde]

You’re the best when it comes to the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe. Such an interesting mix of armies with the use of armor and firearms at the same time.

[ofallmyintention]

This was fantastic. I love the style and flow of this video and I always like Thirty Years' War as a topic.

[Kierkergaarder]

God damn that was complicated... but frickin great! Thanks for this as always

[zetectic]

Very interesting! Thanks for your efforts. Protestants no unified command & a lack of co-ordination. River crossings always a hazardous undertaking especially if you don't know where the enemy is.
Looking forward to the next episode 😀

[amtmannb.]

Thank you for including the combat at Waidhaus and the battle of Mingolsheim. I wrote about Mingolsheim at our blog and described it differently. But I think that the battle is more complex then Wimpfen and White Mountain to reflect in a short time. Great video. I love your way to use contemporary paintings in your own artwork.

[gabrielvanhauten]

brilliantly explained much that i did not know

[ArtilleryAffictionado]

A complete masterpiece!! It's great to see the evolution of this channel.