On 9/12/06, Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
JohnR said: > I may be wrong, because I do not have a lot of confidence in > history, but it is my > understanding that the One Hundred Years War that took place in Europe > following the Protestant Reformation had a huge impact on the > population of > Europe for many decades. The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337 to 1453. The Reformation was started by Luther in 1517. Were you thinking of the Thirty Years War?
Obviously I don't know what I was thinking. I took European history in 1970, and I have obviously forgotten a lot and gotten much of what I do remember confused. I just seem to remember some series of wars practically depopulating Europe at some time or other. I also read once that at one period in French history dueling with swords became so widespread that it almost eliminated the aristocracy. But that is probably baloney that I picked up somewhere and got wrong too. John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************** Do you play World of Warcraft? Let me know. Maybe we can play together. *********************************************************** All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
