The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650 [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization [Two Volumes] (Greenwood Encyclopedias of Modern World Wars)

1167 Pages·2006·9.15 MB·English

by  Cathal J. Nolan

T A W
HE GE OF ARS
R
OF ELIGION,
1000–1650

T A W
HE GE OF ARS
R
OF ELIGION,
1000–1650
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
GLOBAL WARFARE AND CIVILIZATION
Volume 1, A–K
Cathal J. Nolan
Greenwood Encyclopedias of
Modern World Wars
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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Covenants without swords are but words.
—Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651)
You are engaged in God’s service and in mine—which is the same thing.
—Philip II,ofSpain
[The terms are] null and void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, condemned,
rejected, frivolous, without force or effect, and no one is to observe
them, even when they be ratified by oath.
—Pope InnocentX,
Onthearticles ofreligioustoleration inthe Peace ofWestphalia (1648)
Who brings famine? The army.
Who brings the plague? The army.
Who the sword? The army.
Who hinders trade? The army.
Who confounds all? The army.
—HughPeter,
AWord forthe Army andTwoWords tothe Kingdome (1647)

C
ONTENTS
List of Entries ix
Preface: Wars of Religion in History xliii
Author’s Note li
Note on Dates lix
The Encyclopedia 1
Chronology of Major Events 959
Selected Bibliography 981
Index 1021