How France crushed the most powerful dynasty in Europe?
With the reign of Charles V, the Habsburgs became the most powerful dynasty in Europe, their empire stretching from Spain to Hungary, from Mexico City to Lima. Yet, 250 years later, they had lost almost all of their western territories and had been pushed far east. How is this possible? Let's revisit this part of our history together in this episode!
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Sources (thanks to Géraud for his help):
Main works
• Blanning, T., The Pursuit of Glory: the Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648 – 1815, Viking, London, 2007.
• Danley, M. and Speelman, P., The Seven Years’ War: Global Views, Brill, Leiden, 2012.
• Duchhardt, H. and Hamilton, A., The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 and the Origins of the Sovereign State System, Routledge, London, 2018.
• Hegarty, W., The Westphalian Myth: Nationalism and the Revolt Against the Westphalian System, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2009.
• Knecht, R., The French Religious Wars, 1562 – 1598, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2002.
• Knecht, R., The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France, 1483 – 1610, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2001.
• Lee, S., The Treaty of Augsurg: a Study in Diplomacy during the Age of the Wars of Religion, Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, 1986.
• Michaud, C., “Franco-Austrian relations in the second half of the 18th century or the pretenses of the reversal of alliances”, Revue historique, vol. 683, no. 3, 2017, pp. 567-588.
• Wedgwood, C. V., The Thirty Years War, Pimlico, London, 2005.
• Wilson, P., The Holy Roman Empire, Allen Lane, London, 2016.
• Wilson, P., The Thirty Years War: Europe’s Tragedy, Belknap Press, Cambridge, 2009.
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The music in this video comes from these playlists:
• • Classical Music for When You’re on a Deadline
• • Russian Waltz Music - Useful for Studying ...
• • Video
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00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - In the Age of the Great: Francis I and Charles V
04:12 - The First of the Bourbons
06:30 - And Meanwhile, What About Germany?
08:25 - The Thirty Years' War and its Peace Treaties
12:36 - From the Reign of the Sun King to the Seven Years' War
15:45 - When the Rivalry Turns Around
19:20 - France and Austria Finally Reconciled?
23:32 - The Tragic Decline of the Habsburgs