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Scotland and the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648. Edited by Steve Murdoch. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2001. ISBN 90-04-12086-6. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Notes. Index. Pp. xvi, 311. $96.00.
This is a collection of essays concerning Scottish involvement in the Thirty Years' War. The essays focus on Stuart diplomacy and Scottish military involvement in the conflict.
By the beginning of the war, the Scots had formed a strong connection with Protestant Germany through the Scottish princess, Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James VI and I of Great Britain. Elizabeth was married to Frederick V, the Elector of the Palatinate who became King of Bohemia in opposition to the Holy Roman Emperor in 1619. Frederick V and Elizabeth were forced to flee Bohemia and...