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While, behind the scenes, working through secret subsidies and wily diplomacy, frail, indomitable Cardinal Richelieu gained control of crucial supply lines, crippling Austria and Spain, and setting the stage for the golden age of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)<br /><br />This show includes AI-generated content.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7047141/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Early Modern Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8662547d830af2228264f71fe6733776.jpg</url><title>Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thirty-years-war-1618-1648--7047141</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:11:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Samuel Rawson Gardiner</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Early Modern Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker50@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8662547d830af2228264f71fe6733776.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Samuel Rawson Gardiner remains a respected source on the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which began as a civil conflict between Protestant princes and the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II. 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This audiobook serves as a poignant reminder of history's lessons and the human spirit's capacity to endure amidst chaos.<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75389222</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75389222/history_of_the_thirty_years_war_volume_5_friedrich_schiller.mp3" length="70861266" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Samuel Rawson Gardiner</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 5-Friedrich Schiller" delves into the complex and tumultuous events of the Thirty Years War, a conflict that reshaped Europe from 1618 to 1648. 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