The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 recognized Dutch independence. The Habsburg Netherlands was split forever. The northern provinces were free; the south remained under Habsburg rule. #peaceofwestphalia
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In a process paralleling the #PeaceOfWestphalia, a bedrock of state sovereignty, the #PeaceOfMünster was signed #ThisDayInHistory in 1648. (I lectured on it this week, funnily enough.) This treaty ended the #EightyYearsWar, as #Spain recognized independence of the #Netherlands.
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The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and the ongoing Eighty Years' War catastrophically drained Spain. The 1648 Peace of Westphalia (including the Peace of Münster) recognized Dutch independence, marking a decisive shift in European power. #ThirtyYearsWar #PeaceOfWestphalia
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TODAY IN HISTORY: October 24, 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia Was Signed
From war and zealotry came a radical idea: truth, faith, and power must each stand alone.
The freedom to think was born in fire. 🕊️📜
#Brewminate #History #PeaceOfWestphalia #FreedomOfThought
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What has all this to do with the Peace of Westphalia?
The peace treaties contain provisions on the restitution of war booty such as archive materials and movable property (Art. 16,15 Instrumentum Pacis Osnabrugensis). As libraries were movable property, they therefore actually should have been […]
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Today, on 24 October, is German Library Day. On this day, 377 years ago, the Westphalian peace treaties were signed which ended the Thirty Years' War.
On the one hand, this is just a coincidence in dates. The Germany’s national Library Day commemorates the foundation of the first German public […]
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The Peace of Westphalia once said: You govern your people. I’ll govern mine. That firewall Shattered. But what if the Thirty Years War was never settled?
#history #alternativehistory #counterfactualhistory #influence #foreignpolicy #thinktank #renaissance #globalism #worldhistory #peaceofwestphalia
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The class focused on the #Renaissance, #Reformation, and the European Wars of Religion (until the #PeaceofWestphalia). I look forward to teaching on various #history and #socialstudies themes throughout the semester.
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