Course: Chapters inthe History ofthe Thirty Years'War

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Course title Chapters inthe History ofthe Thirty Years'War
Course code KHI/KDE30
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kilián Jan, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Historiography of the Thirty Year War; Czech, translated and foreign literature. 2. Sources for the Thirty Years War (chronicles, memories, pragmatic documents, etc.) 3. Terminology; definition, status of research and study centers 4. Prelude of the Thirty Year War-the demolition of the Protestant church in Hrob and attempt to close the church in Broumov 5. Confiscation, recatholisation and emigration in the Czech lands in the 20s of the 17th century 6. Military 1618-1648; antagonist camps, decisive battles, equipment, strategy, mercenary 7. Habsburg military aristocracy-condottieri, generals, officers 8. Parvenus after the "Battle of BíláHora" and clerical career (PavelMichna, FilipFabricius, etc.) 9. War experiences of Czech cities, confrontation of local citizens with the military element, a weekday in a city during the war 10. Peace of Westphalia, peace negotiations and post-war arrangement in Europe, the situation in Czech lands 11. Reading of historical sources from the Thirty Year War

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students will deepen their knowledge of the Thirty Year War in several key chapters , they will be familiar with the extant sources, Czech literature, translated literature and selected foreign literature, especially Central European one. Acquired knowledge about the causes of the outbreak of war, the confiscation and recatholisationbackground , the military and soldiers of fortunate , everyday life during the war in urban and rural areas, the post-war order of countries in Europe.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Englund, Peter. Nepokojná léta : historie třicetileté války. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001. ISBN 80-7106-355-X.
  • Hroch, M., Petráň, J. 17. století - krize feudální společnosti?.
  • Janáček, J. Valdštejn a jeho doba ad..
  • Kavka, F. Bílá hora a české dějiny.
  • Kilián, J. Město ve válce, válka ve městě. Mělník 1618-1648..
  • Klíma, Arnošt. Dlouhá válka (1618 - 1648). 2. vyd. Praha : Slovo, 2000. ISBN 80-902-817-0-2.
  • Matějek, František. Morava za třicetileté války. 1. vyd. Praha : Historický ústav ČAV, 1992. ISBN 80-85268-16-7.
  • Michal Šroněk - Jaroslava Hausenblasová. Gloria et Miseria 1618-1648.
  • Miller, J. Falcký mýtus.
  • Pekař, J. Dějiny valdštejnského spiknutí I-II.
  • Petráň, Josef. Staroměstská exekuce. Vyd. 4., autorem dopl. a přeprac. Praha : Rodiče, 2004. ISBN 80-86695-44-1.
  • Polišenský, J. Třicetiletá válka a český národ.
  • Polišenský, Josef. Třicetiletá válka a evropské krize 17. století. Praha : Svoboda, 1970.
  • Šindelář. Vestfálský mír.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (19) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (18) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (16) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (17) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (17) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (15) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (17) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (18) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter