UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1988 · Q6 · 60 marks
Examine the view that the thirty years’ war (1618-1648) was essentially a contest between the Bourbon and Hapsburg houses for mastery of the Continent of Europe. How for did it settle the issue?
- Chapter
- Origins of Modern Politics
- Topic
- Thirty Years' War, Westphalia and the English Revolution
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