Week 12 - 30 Years War

Yet another religious war, although this one ended up being like the World War 1 of Europe. I find it interesting how something so localized can escalate to involve everyone. What started as religious tension slowly evolved because of greed. Treating and truces never really fix problems, they cover them up so people can live for a bit. But it always ends up being a matter of when the treaty falls apart, not if. Such was the case with the Peace of Augsburg. It took it a few decades, but it broke down because people didn’t want to give up power the treaty said they had to.