What is it about?
The Fall of Schweidnitz, Silesia in the 30 Year‘s War. The death of the young duke Ulrich von Holstein, who was shot by an sniper. Secret negotiations between Albrecht von Wallenstein and the Protestant army.
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False News in newspapers of the 30 Year‘s War about Albrecht von Wallenstein
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A horrible idea: a town (Schweidnitz) is exposed to the plague and hunger between two hostile armies - only a few hundred people survive in the town.
Dr. Ulrich Seelbach
Universitat Bielefeld
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This page is a summary of: Gottes Kalkül und (k)ein Ereignis, Daphnis, March 2019, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18796583-04701006.
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