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A nine page paper which analyses three letters, two from Elizabeth Stuart and one from James I, which were written at the start of Frederick V's brief reign in Bohemia, and which relate to the original causes of the 30 Years War. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the incidents which instigated the Thirty Years War and the role which the writers of the letters, such as Elizabeth Stuart and James I, played in these events. Although the
War certainly owed much to political and economic considerations, much of the conflict was religious in origin, owing to the dissent between Catholics and Protestants. The close links between church
and state meant that politics and religion were virtually inseparable during this period: something which is still the case in many areas today, but which was much more universal in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Previously, in the middle of the
sixteenth century, Lutheranism had been granted official recognition and allowed to retain lands which had previously been under secular ownership. However, the treaty by which Lutherans were given official status
did not put an end to religious differences: some European rulers became Calvinists (Calvinism was not officially sanctioned in the same way as Lutheranism) and Catholic lands were frequently annexed
by Protestants. Since Catholics retained a majority in government, there was also political mistrust between them and the Protestant groups. Both sides, concerned about their potential loss of rights, formed
alliances to protect their interests: the Catholics under Maximilian of Bavaria, and the Protestants under Frederick V.
This Frederick was the husband of Elizabeth Stuart, the Electress Palatine, who is the author of the first of the source documents. This immediately tells
us something of her background, and the sympathies and allegiances which she might be expected to demonstrate in her correspondence. One would assume, for instance, that she would show support
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