Söderkullaskolan: Battle of Wittstock
Compiled by students at Söderkullaskolan (South Hill School) in Malmö, Sweden, this is a well-illustrated account of the 1636 battle from the Swedish point of view.
Western New England College: The Thirty Years War
Lecture by Professor Gerhard Rempel that summarizes the course of the war and the individuals involved.
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Thirty Years War
Lengthy article describing the war, first published in 1912.
30 Years War Publications and Other Information
Contemporary account of the 1632 Battle of Breitenfeld from an English soldier serving in the victorious Swedish army and a contemporary political cartoon.
Hanover Historical Texts: The Destruction of Magdeburg
Contemporary account of the 1631 sack of the city of Magdeburg by Imperial forces.
The Thirty Years War
Long- and short-version narrative history of the Thirty Years War, links and a bibliography of English-language sources.
Avalon Project: The Peace of Westphalia
Full text of the 1648 Treaty of Münster, which, together with the simultaneous Treaty of Osnabrück, brought the war to an end.
Thirty Years War Museum
Museum located in the Bishop's Tower at Wittstock, Germany. Contains a description of the museum's organization and holdings. Frames.
Renascence Editions: Warre with the Spaniard
1624 pamphlet urging James I of England to cease negotiations with the Spanish and intervene in the Thirty Years War
350th Anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia
Prepared in connection with the 1998 celebrations of the anniversary at Munster, this site contains a year-by-year time-line and short essays on the war and the peace. Frames. Versions in Dutch, Swedish, Spanish and French. Some materials German only.
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