Links:
- Seventeenth-Century Crisis in Brandenburg: The Thirty Years\' War, The Destabilization of Serfdom, and the Rise of Absolutism.
- Bendix Review. King or People: Power and Mandate to Rule (UNAVAILABLE)
- Ranum. Richelieu and the Great Nobility (UNAVAILABLE)
- Jean Bodin. The Republic
- The Massacre of St. Bartholomews Day
- Against the Spanish Armada
- Medieval Sourcebook; Witchcraft Documents (Interesting, though not required)
- Treaty of Westphalia
Green Paper Exercise
Treaty of Westphalia
Review the conclusion of the Thirty Years War and the major provisions of the Treaty of Westphalia. You are required to write a two page "Green Paper" from the perspective of one of the listed countries. A Green Paper is the term used to describe a government policy advisory paper. In this case, you will write your paper from the perspective of a government representative to your sovereign or Parliament, evaluating the major provisions and their impact on your country, and stating your suggested response for the your government's official position with regard to accepting this treaty. Is the treaty beneficial or detrimental to your nation? Should your country support or oppose this Treaty? Why? You should not use the first person in your response, but rather "It should be the position of this government "
Countries/principalities, etc., to represent(YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE): France, Great Britain, Dutch Free Provinces,
Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hapsburgs), Papal States (Rome/Vatican), Sweden
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/WestphaliaTreaty/WestphaliaTreaty.html
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