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In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world they built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium. From modest origins, the Habsburgs grew in power to gain control of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century. Then, in just a few decades, their possessions rapidly expanded to take in a large part of Europe stretching from Hungary to Spain, and parts of the New World and the Far East. The Habsburgs continued to dominate Central Europe throughout the First World War. Historians often depict the Habsburgs as leaders of a ramshackle empire. But Rady reveals their enduring power, driven by the belief that they were destined to rule the world as defenders of the Roman Catholic Church, guarantors of peace and patrons of learning. The Habsburgs is the definitive history of a remarkable dynasty that forever changed Europe and the world.
Habsburg [Dynasty] --- Habsburg, House of. --- Europe --- History
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The dramatic history of Europe's shape-shifting centre, from the author of The Habsburgs Central Europe is not just a space on a map but also a region of shared experience - of mutual borrowings, impositions and misapprehensions. From the Roman Empire onwards, it has been the target of invasion from the east. In the Middle Ages, Central Europeans cast their eastern foes as 'the dogmen'. They would later become the Turks, Swedes, Russians and Soviets, all of whom pulled the region apart and remade it according to their own vision. Competition among Europe's Middle Kingdoms yielded repeated cultural effervescences. This was the first home of the High Renaissance outside Italy, the cradle of the Reformation, the starting point of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the symphony and modern nationalism. It was a permanent battleground too for religious and political ideas. Most recent histories of Central Europe confine themselves to the lands in between Germany and Russia, homing in on Poland, Hungary, and what is now the Czech Republic. This new history embraces the whole of Central Europe, including the German lands as well as Ukraine and Switzerland. The story of Europe's Middle Kingdoms is a reminder of Central Europe's precariousness, of its creativity and turbulence, and of the common cultural trends that make these lands so distinctive.
History of Eastern Europe --- anno 1200-1799 --- anno 1800-1999
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Geschiedenis van de dynastie van de Habsburgers, die eeuwenlang over grote delen van Europa heerste.
History of Europe --- Habsburg [Dynasty] --- PXL-Media & Tourism 2020 --- geschiedenis van Europa --- 15e eeuw --- De Habsburgers --- Oostenrijks-Hongaarse monarchie --- vorstenhuizen --- nieuwe tijd
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e Habsburgers, onder wie Karel V, Filips II en Maximiliaan, speelden een millennium lang een bepalende rol in de geschiedenis van Centraal-Europa. Ze begonnen de Dertigjarige Oorlog, stopten de opmars van de Ottomanen en namen het op tegen Napoleon. Hun rijk strekte zich in de loop der tijd uit tot Zuidoost-Azië en Zuid-Amerika. In dit toegankelijke, rijk geïllustreerde boek vertelt Martyn Rady hun geschiedenis en laat zien hoe relevant deze familie is voor de geschiedenis van Europa.
History of Eastern Europe --- Europese geschiedenis --- Austria --- Habsburg [Dynasty]
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Post-communism --- Postcommunisme --- Europe, Eastern --- Europe, Eastern --- Europe de l'Est --- Europe de l'Est --- Civilization --- Politics and government --- Civilisation --- Politique et gouvernement
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