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• Introduction; 1. The people divided; 2. Powers and faiths; 3. France: Richelieu; 4. France: Mazarin; 5. Revolt and decline in Spain: Lerma and Olivares; 6. The extent of decline in Spain; 7. The economic and social foundation of the United Provinces; 8. Causes of the Thirty Years' War; 9. The war and its consequences; 10. The European witch hunt; 11. The 'Scientific revolution'; Index.

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• Introduction; 1. The people divided; 2. Powers and faiths; 3. France: Richelieu; 4. France: Mazarin; 5. Revolt and decline in Spain: Lerma and Olivares; 6. The extent of decline in Spain; 7. The economic and social foundation of the United Provinces; 8. Causes of the Thirty Years' War; 9. The war and its consequences; 10. The European witch hunt; 11. The 'Scientific revolution'; Index.

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• Introduction; 1. The people divided; 2. Powers and faiths; 3. France: Richelieu; 4. France: Mazarin; 5. Revolt and decline in Spain: Lerma and Olivares; 6. The extent of decline in Spain; 7. The economic and social foundation of the United Provinces; 8. Causes of the Thirty Years' War; 9. The war and its consequences; 10. The European witch hunt; 11. The 'Scientific revolution'; Index.