Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World Episode 8, The Wars of Religion - 1523 - 1648. Episode 8, The Wars of Religion - 1523 - 1648.

Streaming video - 2006

The Reformation splits Europe into opposing camps, producing a series of bloodbaths culminating in the Thirty Years' War, the near-bankruptcy of Spain, and the eventual conviction that perhaps religious matters are best settled peacefully.