The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts that began in the early 17th century in the Holy Roman Empire and eventually most of Europe. The basis of the war began as a conflict between the Protestants and Roman Catholics and their different views concerning how the corrupt Roman Catholic Church should be run. Although the war began as a holy war it eventually transcended into a political struggle. The war is divided into …showed first 75 words of 647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 647 total…had laid the foundation for the French domination of Europe as he had originally planned to do so when he entered the war. When one looks back at the war it can be easily said that neither the Protestants nor the Holy Roman Empire gained much by fighting for this long period of time. The population of the countries which fought dramatically decreased as massive numbers of soldiers as well as innocent people were slaughtered.