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Peace of Westphalia (1648) - Part 3: Drawing the Borders of Modern Europe
In this episode, we examine the terms of the Peace of Westphalia and how the treaties redrew the political map of Europe after the Thirty Years’ War and the Eighty Years’ War. Discover how the recognition of state sovereignty, the independence of the Dutch Republic and the Swiss Confederation, and territorial gains for France and Sweden reshaped the balance of power across the continent. These agreements would lay the foundation of the modern international order and establish new principles for diplomacy, religious tolerance, and relations between sovereign states.
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