Essay On Western European Religion

New period was coming after the golden age that ended in 1600. ‘There was still mixture of religion and political competition among dynasties and nations would continue with even greater intensity”(466). There were several economic depressions along with conflicts in every sphere of human relations. The most dangerous religious conflicts in the central Europe that were influencing countries to change their rules. “Under the circumstances European opposition against Austrians Habsburg dominance became almost inevitable” (467). In the Europe started the Thirty Years War that culminated all the religious and political conflicts. “Almost all the western Europe except England was directly involved and suffered accordingly” (467). The hardest was in the Central Europe, it took population declines to replace just in two centuries. It was an awful war that took many people’s lives. “Despite the devastation, neither Protestantism nor …show more content…
“The peace agreement at Westphalia singled a victory for Protestantism and the German princes while almost dooming Habsburg imperial ambition”(471). In the religious terms, the treaty ended the dream of reuniting Christendom. “Catholics and Protestants now realized that major faiths could not be destroyed”(471). The religion did not destroy Europe, but still so many people were killed because of the religion. “The Peace of Westphalia is particularly notable for confirming the new European state system” (471). The power was not show not by religion, laws, or morality, but by alliances. France of the clear winner of the war, as for the Spain and Austria were too weak to do something. The future in Europe would be based on the pure calculus of power, both military and economic. The most interesting fact is that some countries like England and the Netherlands got something good from the war, as for the Spain and Austria they lost and became wake compared to other