The (second) defenestration of Prague, 1618. In this woodcut, Catholic Regents are thrown out of a w
The (second) defenestration of Prague, 1618. In this woodcut, Catholic Regents are thrown out of a window by Protestants. They survived the 70-foot fall – Catholics believed that they were saved by the Virgin Mary, but Protestants believed that they were saved by a fortuitously placed dung heap. This event was one of the most important precursors of the Thirty Years War, which devastated central Europe between 1618-1648. -- source link
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