Thirty Years’ War: The Horror Of Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict | Holy Wars | Chronicle

The biggest catastrophe in Europe, the Thirty Years' War, was caused by Martin Luther's longing for a purer Christianity. Between 1618 and 1648, Europe lost over 8 million innocent people, in an orgy of violence between Protestants and Catholics. Often referred to as "Europe's apocalypse", how did a war between people of the same faith lead to such appalling catastrophe?
00:00 The Protestant Reformation
10:08 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
10:36 The Thirty Years' War
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[@markgreen1878]

The narrator said that Magellan sailed to prove the world was round. That is a false statement. Like many others, he already knew the world was round. He set sail to find a way to get to the so-called Spice Islands.

[@scottpope-rg5sg]

Because of the Vikings, they knew there was a vast continent west of Europe! Long before Columbus set sail

[@user-yj7ve5zv9n]

​@Scott Pope nah even the ancient Greeks had already discovered that the earth was round.

[@eacha1399]

@@scottpope-rg5sg The knowledge of the Danes(Vikings) was lost(as they only had a few forestry camps), as well with the Chinese, Russians and potentially even(but unlikely) the Carthaginians, which is why we say Columbus discovered America, as he rediscovered America and made the knowledge "mainstream"

[@francisebbecke2727]

One of his sailors was named Penguin and the bird was named after him.

[@AceSoprano18]

It also doesn't prove that the world is spherical any more than walking around your living room in a circle makes it a sphere.

[@steveclapper5424]

That there is a word for throwing someone out of a window is nuts.

[@gedrooney9305]

It’s a real PANE in the ass..

[@kevinjohnson-lf3kj]

Just to see if they could Fly !!!

[@fado792]

Putin knows the Russian word.

[@dvas2686]

How do you have a video on the Thirty Year's War, which started in Prague in 1618 with the Defenestration of Prague, and not mention the centuries long resistance of Roman Catholicism in Bohemia starting with the first church reformer, Catholic priest Jan Huss, who questioned church corruption, indulgences, etc. and was burned at the stake for heresy at the council of Constance, which led to the subsequent Hussite wars which defeated multiple Papal crusades.

[@leadingauctions8440]

Excellent documentary.

[@Tony_Fot]

by excellent i think you mean sucky. this is a docu drama, not a documentary.

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

@@Tony_Fot seriously wtf. It's a documentary. Stop gatekeeping.

[@ZlejChleba]

11:03 it was the third defenestration of Prague, but hey, who's counting :)

[@gedrooney9305]

Martin Luther wanted nothing more than a strong cup of coffee

[@SomeBody-rm6hf]

And a massacre of peasants, according to his own words.

[@ulrichbehnke9656]

So what have we here? Catholic Trolls? PopeBots? Ridiculous - most contemporary humans were bored of the Catholic Church: Priests living shamelessly in luxus, sleeping with women. A Borgia-Pope who got the title with corruption. Noblemen „buying“ bishop-titles for there 12-year old kids. Nobleman who betrayed and slaughtered civilians and payed the church money to get an „Absolution“. Bloody inquisition in all European countries for the purpose of control society with a terror-regime. No allowance to translate the Bible from Latin to European languages ….

[@herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513]

Some of my ancestors were Swiss mercenaries and their decedents still live in the low countries. My direct ancestor left St Gallen in Switzerland in 1649 with two other brothers and went to Schönau near Heidelberg 👌

[@D-E-S_8559]

"[the Papal legate ordered the death of the city's residents.]" THE PURGE OF EUROPEAN ANCESTRY MOORS, AFRICANS AND MUSLIMS at the --- those that had sought shelter and refuge from the reconquista's crusades of expulsions, forced conversions and inquisitions, this are the actions of the Catholic church in Europe that finally cemented racism, as we understand it today, since it directly led to colonialism and enslavement ...

[@POTATOSOOPS]

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[@herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513]

👍

[@HalideHelix]

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[@k_rinabeena]

"dissatisfied german monk" is definitely the most concise and precise description of martin luther

[@Celisar1]

Only if you mistake profound moral and ethical struggles for a mere „dissatisfaction“.

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

Do you even know who he was? Doesn’t sound like it.

[@DogeickBateman]

@@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205 Ok soyboy

[@marthaj67]

@@DogeickBateman 🤡🤡🤡

[@ianclews8556]

you missed the point completly . it was the printting press. the fact that the masses could read a book for themsself . till then it was controled by the church/ Faith was used. used for power and wealth. the Masses startted to think for themself and they didnt like what they were seeing . like wise the church didnt like the lose of power that came from people being able to read the bible for themself . Also the swess were known at that TIME , to be a fightting block of people who fought for money not belieth? damed if i can find the right spelling for that word when a person beleaves in something belief's ? it will come to me when i stop thinking about it , it always dose !

[@chuckybuckets]

channel good . carry on.

[@samhell3524]

Reading these comments it's comforting to know that disagreement over the interpretation of events is still alive and well then it was over religious doctrine these days it's over historical revisionism and language...is the 30 years war part II on the horizon?

[@Jakeurb8ty82]

that was ww1 and 2

[@MagMar-kv9ne]

@@Jakeurb8ty82 yeah some historians claim that.

[@josron6088]

Here in the states the founding fathers were way ahead of their time.They saw all the madness happening in Europe and tried to prevent that from happening here in America. (Separation of church and state, religious freedom). Watching this segment explains why most Americans are of German descent. (Fleeing religious wars in Europe).

[@robertsouth6971]

The 30 years war was before American independence. But yes, clearly the building of American ways was influenced by the memory.

[@cesarbarron8193]

I follow your videos from Mexico, subtitles would be important for the followers of Latin America.

[@TM-rk5dj]

💯

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

People from all over the world follow this channel. They can not provide subtitles in all languages and if they only did it for one, it would not be fair. 🤷🏻‍♀️☝🏻 English is the universal and international language of the world, consider learning it. It is my 2nd language as well btw.

[@Nightdiver20]

@@dietlindvonhohenwald448 obviously not all languages but it's not like Spanish is some obscure tongue

[@economicist2011]

The automatic translation feature works quite well with this video. It's a bit literal in places, but one should be able to understand. EDIT: Never mind... whenever there's someone speaking German with simultaneous translation to English, the automatic subtitles stop working and thus there aren't even English subtitles.

[@Andy_Babb]

This is one of those series I would like to see all in one video lolol

[@MrMarcodarko]

I was 8 years old during the reformation

[@joseabad9416]

Magellan died in the Philippines, around half way the entire planned trip. I wonder how come he ever demonstrated something he never accomplished. His second in command Juan Sebastian Elcano was the one finishing the entire circumvallation. Also Magellan, in order to have his trip financed by the Spanish/Castilian crown, had to be naturalized as Castilian and his name changed to Fernando Magallanes. Gee, it's history, right up your alley.

[@j.yumuraj2880]

Magellan was the mastermind of the first global circumnavigation and will always be remembered for it. Elcano finished it, but the trip would never have happened without Magellan.

[@joseabad9416]

@@j.yumuraj2880 it was possible to happen because he got backed up by the crown of Castile (and had to become naturalized in the process, meaning he was a Spanish subject at the time he did it, no matter where he was born at) otherwise it would have not happened at all. He didn't seem to have much control over it anyway and his own belief that he was better than anyone else, was his final demise too.

[@j.yumuraj2880]

a) Nobody really cares about the naturalization. He was Portuguese, working on Spain’s behalf. That’s how his men saw him, that’s how he saw himself. b) He’s an important historical figure regardless of whether he died on the voyage. Nobody else at the time was daring enough to attempt circumnavigation, and Elcano (who attempted a failed coup halfway through the journey btw) couldn’t have planned the trip, or navigated the uncharted portions of it.

[@joseabad9416]

@@j.yumuraj2880 Magellan in Portugal couldn't have done anything, they didn't want him there, that's why he had to become a Spaniard, You say ElCano, couldn't have done it? How did he ended completing the voyage then? I mean it was half a way, it's not like Magellan came any closer to finish it at all. Magellan made a free ride without almost any opposition, it was ElCano who had to take the rest of the trip avoiding conflict with anyone in their way, far from the open sea the Pacifc ocean was. It would have been easier for him to come back from where he came, yet he continued the trip. You're just puking dumb stuff. If ElCano never went back and told the story, no one would even know Magellan got all the way to where he did and he would have been totally irrelevant. Same way Verner Von Braun, couldn't have further his scientific developments without financial support and American nationality, no matter if he was born in Germany. Stop drinking, it's clouding your reasoning.

[@j.yumuraj2880]

@@joseabad9416by the time Elcano took over the voyage, they were no longer in uncharted territory. Magellan found the Strait of Magellan, Magellan crossed the Pacific. Most of the rest of the journey had already been traveled by Europeans. Elcano was not a navigator, and didn’t plan the journey. This is an incredibly strange argument you are making, but I think it’s because you’re Filipino and you don’t want to give credit to Magellan. Regardless, Magellan is remembered as the one who accomplished the feat, and rightfully so. Goodbye.

[@elorani1714]

Is the music the soundtrack from Thin Red Line?

[@markd523]

I’m pretty sure that it is

[@francisebbecke2727]

Luther died in 1546. How come they didn't get around to starting the 30 Years Was until 1618? This was about 70 years later.

[@ethanpintar5454]

They had several smaller wars in that span, but the Peace do Augsburg in 1555 settled the issue for at least a time. This was the last War of Religion that ended that period.

[@marybeasley8219]

Ausgezeichnet!

[@iainpattison903]

Gruesome but enlightening.

[@derricklarsen2919]

This all sounds really sinister and spooky 😊

[@kelseylogas1580]

Saying Magellan proved the world is round just makes you question the validity of this otherwise great documentary. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round for goodness sake, and the Vikings knew there was something West of Britain. Credibility matters, and one offhand comment can call the whole into question.

[@schmarotzer85]

The greeks knew that but did they prove this in practice?

[@Joao-id4dn]

@@schmarotzer85 yes, the greeks proved it, using mathematics. You dont have to navigate the world to prove the world is round, the same way you dont have to travel to the Sun to prove what the distance from earth to sun is, or travel back in time to prove how old the earth is

[@dangerousdave85]

Think it was a poorly framed phrase to mean 'they circumnavigated the world's. But general agree a stray word or fact like that can really undermine otherwise great work

[@reynoldtanto4853]

​@@Joao-id4dndis u mean Archimedes maybe ever sailed to weat after that.and meet america and goes back to asia? Prove them to the world and we're about to get u an award🔥🤣🔥🔥🔥

[@terryyakamoto3488]

@@Joao-id4dn There's a difference between rational, ie, mathematical proof and empirical proof. Please see Zeno's paradox that proves a Ferrari cannot overtake a pedestrian with a head start

[@kakashi101able]

This war simultaneously happened during another large scale war that had a higher death toll. Transition From Ming to Qing (1618-1683) which claimed around 25 million lives.

[@TheMadGod]

True, not many talk about it.

[@Celisar1]

We need to learn more about the history of other continents and cultures. Thanks for your information.

[@kakashi101able]

@@Celisar1 If your interested in another Chinese wars. This was one of the Strangest wars and it is also the deadliest civil war in human history. Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864. It was started by a Christian cult, the man proclaimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ. He and his cult conquer most of southern china. The Taipings made their own cities and created their own currency. The war claimed around 20 million to 30 million people lives.

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

Climate Change in a helluva drug.

[@basilmcdonnell9807]

All that to change one letter...

[@riblanc]

that's what happens when demons infiltrate an institution. terrible, it is much worse today.

[@cw4608]

Fighting over Jesus who advocated love and peace is one of the most idiotic events ever.

[@timothyriehm5967]

In my opinion believing in Jesus is one of the most idiotic events ever. 🙌 God is within us all from birth, no need for a middle man/Jesus to connect to what is already within ourselves. Would love to debate this topic because it's utterly nonsensical.

[@skontheroad]

@@timothyriehm5967 And that was exactly the basis of the Reformation! As well as the birth of the Church of England. Tho with other motivations that drove the King of England, Henry VIII, to break with the Rome, at the time. But whether you agree with it or not, you hit the nail on the head!

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

@@timothyriehm5967 the difference between belief and knowledge cannot be bridged with logic.

[@Jane20121985]

@@timothyriehm5967 that nonsense is the basis for every false religion---the idea that man can save himself.

[@timothyriehm5967]

@@Jane20121985 There is more evidence for man being able to save himself than there is for a deity being able too. Nowhere in observable nature can you see God stepping in, not for the animals getting ripped to shreds by lions and eaten alive on a daily basis. I promise humans are no different. If a 5 year old walked off of a cliff in the middle of nowhere with Noone around. What would happen? 😳 God is not saving anyone not now or ever. You better take responsibility for your life instead of having an escape goat to blame for the mess we make for ourselves. We create our own future as we go along. Believe that.

[@kathrynkildow3743]

Yes, if you argue too much about religion, you get so you can’t see the forest for the trees! I’m a Christian, a Jesus follower. I believe I have free will and I choose to put my faith in Him.

[@matthewstorer8236]

Came to watch a video on the 30 years war and I get Pope Alexander VI ? Wtf?

[@peggybrem2848]

The lead-up to the 30 years War was important. Europe of.the period was a mess.

[@dindu551]

The corruption of the church went into retard mode under the Borgia pope - Alexander VI

[@oddball6731]

Now it's the UN that people need to watch and be worried of.

[@erikriza7165]

I imagine there might be more to this than any of us know.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

This is an interesting comparison to fiction: *1632* by Eric Flint

[@Moribus_Artibus]

Oh I bet some folks in Amsterdam didn't have it all that bad 🌷

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

"War, famine, plague...Yes, very sad. Anyway, let us go and monetize this tragedy." - Dutch merchants

[@3coins.]

After the 30 years war many people came to America for freedom of religion. They had seen nothing but death and incarceration. Thanks for your shows.

[@lukas-3120]

"freedom" of religion but killing the american people in gods name, ironical :D

[@lebowskiduderino89]

reupload?

[@gunther4150]

What's the name of the movie of wich scenes are shown here?

[@LibrarianBarbarian]

Yes, I want to know, too. The only 30 Years War movie I know is "The Last Valley" and those scenes are not from that.

[@carolineleiden]

Well, now I feel a lot better about what is coming. Humanity has been through a lot and we always survived as a species.

[@carolineleiden]

@Atropus Arbaalish We have had six mass extinction events since Earth started. Life bounced back. It was only the last time that we humans came around. We'll see what happens after the coming mass extinction. Who knows what creatures will populate the planet. But the planet will always bounce back. We had our chance. We blew it.

[@christopherlane5238]

We are the only species that can self-extinct. So dont let your guard down.

[@uwusmolbean]

The human cockroach needs to be eradicated

[@neilaleksandrov2655]

This is comfort that now it all must end, all we have been through all the evil and the suffering

[@larrybedouin2921]

All roads lead to that old scarlet harlot of Rome.

[@honodle7219]

"When two elephants fight, the grass gets trampled." African proverb. I'm not going to get this quote 100%, but: "men never commit evil so gleefully as in the service of a deity". It's Blaise Pascal, who worded it differently, but my version is true to the original thought. My original thought: religion and guns march hand in hand as the two biggest scourges on Humanity.

[@davidtownsend6092]

Wait....1522 magellan proved the earth was round lol ? Except that was common knowledge for a Couple millennia by then lol . Theres way more flat earthers now then in last severak hundred years lol

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Exactamundo! That the earth was round was common knowledge. No one debated that.

[@patrickols]

I watched the other two videos from this series, they are alright but you have to take them for what they are. Explaining The Thirty Years War in 27 minutes, let’s just say it is what it is

[@jturtle5318]

It was assumed to be round, but no one had circumnavigated the globe to prove it.

[@davidtownsend6092]

It was not assumed. It was proven mathematically. By using obelisks in 2 seperate places and measuring the shadow the ancient greeks had the size accurately predicted. In fact colombus mistake was believing the earth was much smaller and everyone rightfully called him an idiot.

[@davidtownsend6092]

@@patrickols that is a solid point

[@yvettegonzalez9159]

Too many ads.

[@kurtmews3688]

Very good commentary, the blessing of separating church and state, and this was primarily a religious freedom war raged by immoral mercenaries in the name of religion to the harm of many.

[@DMD5609]

And Luther added the word 'alone' to his bible when the word was not there.

[@RealHorhay]

Sorry to say, but the bible bashes tradition more than scripture.

[@jamesjoshua3288]

Europe’s bloodiest conflict? I don’t know about that one..

[@puntarski8789]

Croat calvary served french king at the time, and were most feared along hussars in europe

[@camalbert1913]

Thin red line?

[@fado792]

What about the eighty years war :1568- 1648

[@skalar-haubitze1619]

"He doesnt want a reformation, he just wishes to reform" Turns out I had been wrong all these years...

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

It means the same thing

[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

To reform is to have a reformation. did you mean he didn't want a revolution or a rebellion?

[@ulrichbehnke9656]

Luther wanted to reform the church. And he was not alone - the idea was ripe that the contemporary church was corrupted by Luxus and achievement of absolute power. Bishops, Cardinals and even the Pope got their titles through buying it - and ruling areas like kings - no separation of religion and government and jurisdiction. Luther was no Revolutionary but it happened that his upstanding against the established system evoked the German peasant-revolt of 1525. This turned soon into a bloody civil-war. Luther was disgusted by the violence and took side with the noblemen that this had to end. But then he was later shocked when the peasants were all slaughtered brutally.

[@Philip-bk2dm]

Today, just as yesterday, murder for money is still a profession. There is never a shortage of goons, and scum of the earth doesn't begin to describe them.

[@sacredgeometryuniverse9552]

My mother baptized me Protestant and Catholic I'm trying to figure out why. She was born in Hungary.

[@larskunoandersen5750]

Johan Tilly?

[@GoGreen1977]

I decided by the age of 14 that I couldn't believe in a divine power that played humans like a chess game or marionettes. My parents made sure I attended Sunday school and sang in the various levels of youth choirs at our Protestant church, but the more I read and heard, the more skeptical I became. Fighting over who is "right" about religion is as ridiculous as arguing how many angels dance on the top of a pin.

[@andynonimuss6298]

I used to be skeptical about God just like you. Search Randy Kay here on KZbin and listen to all of the testimonies about people that died and then saw and experienced Heaven and Hell. The interesting part is they all describe both Heaven and Hell with the same details. After listening to all of these testimonies of people dying, there's no doubt in my mind that we all have a soul and spirit. There is another world outside our own mortal bodies and it's never ending.

[@chrisjansen1943]

@@andynonimuss6298 The brain releases a chemical called Dimethyltryptamine that makes you hallucinate when you are dying. That is the reason that people have trips where they "see heaven" when they die and are resuscitated.

[@signoguns8501]

I think the vast majority of religious people in this day and age know that God isnt real. The only reason they continue to attend church and say their prayers is because they are terrified of hell. They are so scared of hell that it over rides logic and reason. They think "but WHAT IF God is real? I dont want to burn in hell for all eternity." So they figure they might as well go to church on Sundays, just in case.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@andynonimuss6298 fallacy of personal experience.

[@ronlussier8570]

I think it was good that your parents taught you the language of religion so you could make an educated decision. I chose to practice Christianity, but I will respect my children's decision, whatever it may be.

[@elizabethpotter6189]

It is a shame but u can see where he can from -

[@user-kk5zp5sd9r]

Many combatants were mercenaries, but the Swedish crown did recruit a large part of its army, including its cavalry, from free peasants (no serfdom in the Kingdom of Sweden) as a form of taxation. These soldiers were as brutal as the mercenaries were, though.

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

What is the price of the ancient Germans could be really cruel Gabrielle brutal in war what is shock

[@butterflyladeda1080]

German Profs with a Doctorate get upset if don't refer to them in formal correspondence as Herr Dokter Professor.

[@Celisar1]

Actually, the correct way of addressing someone in a letter/ mail is „Frau/ Herr Professor [family name]“. Only when introducing someone in writing like here you give both titles (in this case it is: “Frau/ Herr Professor Doktor [family name]”. Btw: thinking solely of men as professors is called androcentrism.

[@butterflyladeda1080]

@@Celisar1 Thanks, point well taken.

[@holeshothunter5544]

Prague Defenestration...That means We gonna throw you out the window Hans, doesn't it?

[@Nashandme74]

Leviathan was a great read but I'll pass on absolutism. Look what it brought about.

[@jonaspaulsson9912]

Im swedish! We won!

[@lauriejones4507]

⚔🛡⛪

[@mikecain6947]

Henry the 8th wanted an annulment, not a divorce..

[@kurtmews3688]

Same thing

[@mikecain6947]

@@kurtmews3688 No.

[@bt19841]

Martin Luther “didn’t want a reformation, he only wanted to reform.” I’m pretty sure that’s the same thing.

[@DoanDeland]

No. It is not. Nuanced thought is required.

[@pearlluber5849]

How horrifying that after the 30 years war the conclusion that secular law and even totalitarianism is how to govern the state. Yes, separation of church and state is important as well as balance of power is good and important. What is key is that the leadership as well as the population respect Universal Morality.

[@AncientRylanor69]

mm

[@risin4949]

No idea why this is done by Chronicle. The 17th century is not medieval.

[@georgerodgerson4190]

I’ve tried 2-3 books on 30 years war but god it was complicated

[@jimburow706]

Luther DID nail the 95 Thesis to the door. It was written in Latin because they was meant to be debated amongst Biblical scholars.

[@perfectallycromulent]

pretty sure the ice age was Europe's biggest tragedy, you know, mostly covered with a couple of kilometers of ice where maybe some hardy bacteria live but not a lot of things that use legs.

[@GranSinderesis]

What states that exist now were affected by it)

[@perfectallycromulent]

@@GranSinderesis all of them. they are all dealing with the geography left from the ice age. but states have only existed for a few thousand years compared to the 100,000 or more without them, so for most humans who existed, they were not a concern.

[@blumusik9572]

Yes and what about the 60 million plus who dies in the 20th century at the hands of political tyrants?? Seems evil is evil. Atheistic anti-god tyrants perpetrated even worse crimes.

[@perfectallycromulent]

@@blumusik9572 you reactionaries are always gonna say "hey someone else was bad too, so our sins should not be examined" and it's just another sin to act that way.

[@blumusik9572]

@@perfectallycromulent Perhaps you misunderstood. I actually was trying to show agreement with you. This doc is obviously anti- religious trying to exaggerate these wars as the worst death toll catastrophe for Europe. I think the ice age as you pointed out and the world wars were far greater disasters for the European continent. Thats all I meant.

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

Wow the accusations already this is weird.

[@briandufty5081]

The bestbeetr

[@glps6167]

Why does this video contain 10 minutes in which the Thirty Years War is not covered ? Lack of Focus. Also, this topic lies outside the Middle Ages.

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

This entire video is full of errors.

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Cpl Schnurrbart; "Do you believe in God, Sergeant?" Sergeant Steiner; "I believe God is a sadist, but probably doesn't even know it." (Cross of Iron, director Sam Pekennpah, 1977). It's very hard to study humanity's history and not come to the same conclusion. Oh, and before anyone replies by quoting their Holy Book at me, that is just re-stating your belief, not reasoned argument.

[@iqbalvilglez.7305]

What do you consider an actual argument? Holy books are primary sources for arguments about religious beliefs. We don't need a god to kill the other guy. Just read by yourself Holy books and then judge who is actually the one to blame.

[@jennnoseworthy9031]

Why don't we give credit also to Henry the 8th Queen Elizabeth during her Reign she found balance as well so she deserves some credit

[@lewis123417]

He is given credit. He's known as one of England's greatest kings and the turdors are extensively covered in school

[@croatianwarmaster7872]

England will return to Catholicism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@ronlee2776]

In my opinion religion has been more a curse than a blessing on mankind.

[@Hateweek1984]

The: church is still a cess pool...

[@WhiteLion513]

All wars are either over money..or religion..what's that tell you about the two?

[@natgenesis5038]

It was over money using religion .

[@jimbo3891]

You forgot power.

[@patriciaheil6811]

Who would have been able to read Luther's theses? anybody in the Renaissance culture. One part of the Renaissance was the influx of Greek texts when the Muslims overran Constantinople in 1453 30 years before Luther's birth. By the time he nailed up his theses, it was popular for royalty to learn Latin for diplomacy and Greek as well. This extended into the wealthy who could support Luther's cause. What's more, translating the Bible into German was a stunt for the burghers. The vast majority of Germans couldn't read at all; mass literacy in German was a product of Luther's Bible and then spread into the peasantry who formed the army of Frederick II. 200 years later.

[@tamfuwing1]

Endless ads again. Unsubbed.

[@NH_RSA__]

Advertisement destroys everything. Invent a new means of communication and advertising will render it useless for any other purpose.

[@hgrogan4953]

It would be great if you lowered the volume of the people you are speaking over.

[@phemstros]

F- me if this documentary was any older it would be brown bread

[@johnspizziri1919]

Classic protestant world view.

[@1lyxbollyvykn714]

Spain and the habsburgs had to win, this could've saved millions of lives in coming years, could've avoided the mistake of french revolution, enlightment and modern republics. The protestsnt reformation was the first attack against a free civilization because protestants relativized morality.

[@marcel-ifc17]

The catholic church is the most immoral institution in history and it's not even particularly close. Its history of promoting supremacism, genocide, murder, slavery and of course enriching itself by its alliances with feudal lords and absolute monarchs against the people. The catholic church has consistently stood against the people and for the elites and has directly and indirectly caused unprecedented suffering and 100+ million deaths including massive genocides in the Americas as well as near endless wars in Europe (from the end of the western Roman Empire to the height of the colonial era).

[@UpRisingDown]

after life. its dark and no soul or body. imagine waisting a life on bs like wars.

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

Martin Luther called out the lies of the Catholic Church. That was his mission you have to read his thesis to know what you are talking about.

[@upnorth2421]

At least in Europe they are common knowledge

[@furuleetsaingo]

Let's not forget though who actually invented the movable type, the Chinese

[@Nightdiver20]

Gunpowder too. But who changed the world with these inventions...

[@therealbs2000]

The Chinese also invented movies and avocado toast

[@christopherlane5238]

@@therealbs2000 and pasta.

[@therealbs2000]

@@christopherlane5238 and lamborghini

[@ianfisch7289]

I watch a lot of history documentaries, and this is probably the worst one. No context to anything. Just bouncing around all over the place without explanation of who’s who.

[@uwusmolbean]

They are of their father 5he devil, for he was a liar and a murderer from the very beginning

[@Me-ei8yd]

Huh? Wrong title

[@Robert-dp9rt]

Religion is a racket

[@slawekwojtowicz]

Western Europeans were so primitive compared with Poland.

[@joemitchell877]

Like. A semi adult CARTOON . INSULTS MY COMMON SENSE . DISGUSTING

[@samsund8329]

title is wrong

[@giselematthews7949]

Ya, I have to agree with you

[@iskhamza2239]

Great documentary. I enjoy listening to content we are not accustomed to. These ideas are only partial of what might have actually happened. By nature we are killers. Without God there is no good. The idea to kill in the name of God is not biblically written. The new testament was written to bring peace as much as possible. It's a shame the catholic church has killed so many for God. This is why they have and remain with a very bad reputation. Good day and God bless.

[@AnnhilateTheNihilist]

That’s ignorant…

[@boyermchristopher1]

I do not come to bring peace but a sword? Someone famous said that in the New testament.

[@jturtle5318]

It's all over the Old Testament.

[@ruthingle1487]

@@AnnhilateTheNihilist explain why he is ignorant please. A one word insult in response to a thought out comment, whether u agree with it or not seems rather..... ignorant don't u think?

[@sarak6860]

Unfortunately, some Protestant leaders have also killed for God. But I agree with you that we do need God. Through the ages A.D., many common people have done well with following in the footsteps of Jesus. Many people with power and/or wealth have not done so well.

[@DSTH323]

Luther liberated the Scriptures from the Church. Then Protestants liberated Christ from the Scriptures. Then the Enlightenment liberated Christ from history.

[@magesalmanac6424]

I’m not religious but your comment is intriguing. Very poetic.

[@uxb1112]

This channel is so greedy! So many adverts! One would think the idea is to make cash rather than introduce a new history channel to a new audience. If they are so greedy for cash on KZbin, how avaricious are they going to be once they have us hooked online? No thank you! Watching this has put me right off subscribing to their channel and I am secretly grateful that they tipped their hand here before I forked over a ton of cash on a handful of beans!

[@josesiliezar1758]

Martin Luther was a man of God. Chosen by the Lord Himself to lead His Church away from the prevailing tyranny and corruption of the Holy See onto the path of a purer light, Dr Luther became instrumental in bringing about the Reformation that would lead the people of the Lord from the demoralizing spiritual decay of the Dark Ages and "into His marvelous light" Knowing no fear but the fear of God, Dr Martin Luther showed - in his own life - what the Gospel will do for all those who put their trust in the Lord.

[@alexandriarennie5992]

He killed millions of people just because they had a different religion that's not okay and even your God would say that's not okay there are a lot of massacres on innocent people that Christianity has taken part in how would you explain the rest of those oh God told him to kill the people because they believed in a different version of him and had different beliefs and practices come on now being ignorant to what this man did just makes your religion look bad

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

Religious zealots still cost more lives than any other human institution.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

That doesn't explain his rabid anti-Semitism now, does it?

[@chim_richalds3798]

Luther believed in the bondage of the will that man was an ass who was either rode by god or the devil. Another product of Augustinian presuppositions that led to mass misinterpretation of correct christology and soteriology

[@StCausesARuckus]

I was like you for 32 years. A Presbyterian. Then I started learning about the real Luther, Calvin, Knox, Edwards, etc. Shocking to say the least and extremely disturbing and disappointing.

[@IIIIALBYIIII]

Europe just loves fighting. Any excuse to fight

[@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205]

This thing is completely errant not based in reality or proven facts. Unsubscribed.

[@Gary-zq3pz]

We're fighting over Democracy just like the Christians were fighting over Jesus(who's on Thier side).

[@davidfosca1044]

Roman catholicism was and is psuedo Christianity not Biblical Christianity, read Acts Chapter 10, 1st Corinthians Chapter 15 1-4, Matthew Chapter 27, Matthew Chapter 7:13-14, James Chapters 4 and 5, Psalm Chapter 73, in the King James Bible online, religion never saved a soul only the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ saves, the Gospel is to believe the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified died, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Hell is full of religious people who never were born of water and spirit.

[@marcel-ifc17]

There is no 'god' and there are no 'gods'. The bible is a fiction book. 1) humans were not 'created', science proved evolution no matter how much religious folks want to deny it 2) exodus from Egypt is an invention and 3) the global flood/Noah's ark is based on an old Sumerian and/or Babylonian myth and as such is fiction. What makes people think their religion is real and their 'god' exists and all the other religions and all other 'gods' are not? How do you know this?

[@adisk1785]

Pagans vs. Christians* Constantine started this lie.

[@meeksde]

Nope. Paul did. Caul it paulianity.

[@darylkenny9669]

Further enhances my belief ... In atheism.