AngryBlitzcrankMain

AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_iv0z1su wrote

Reply to Why was unified Italy so culturally divided but unified Germany wasn't? by Bro_c0ly

Parts of Italy were influenced very differently by different nations and went on different routes. Northern trade powerhouses like Venice or Genoa had very different history to south which was attacked and conquered by muslims, Byzantines then part of Spain etc. Germany wasnt unified, but parts of HRE were still independent and nowhere near as influenced as some parts of Italy were.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itwd8gp wrote

Reply to comment by AgoraiosBum in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Sure, english isnt my first or second language, so we probably do. Still, the main point is that the paper/dung/trash heap Story Is just innacurate.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itw7js2 wrote

Reply to comment by Mddcat04 in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Yes. And it was inclined area under the window+ the baggy/fluffy clothes. Both sides tried propaganda.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itw4agf wrote

Reply to comment by AgoraiosBum in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

There is too much of a incline (I dont know if thats the proper word). Modern examination proved that they was nothing that could potentially stay in the specific place and slow their fall. Professor Josef Petráň and professor Josef Tesař and others proved that the only thing that had any influence on the slowing of the impact had to be either their clothes or simply the "terrain situation" at the place. If you can read Czech I could provide you with some direct quotes from their research.

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Also not sure where did 70 feet drop come from. The Czech researchers worked with 50 feet, which is the height of the window from which Slavata, Martinic and Fabricius were thrown from.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itvbh3t wrote

Reply to comment by Polymarchos in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

If you read Czech I can recommend you something. My history teacher at university was one of the historians who went against the dungheep/trashheep story and spent a lot of time going through primary sources to dispute that.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itudomo wrote

Reply to TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Just to help you OP, the "dungheap" thing is completely mythological made up thing. There was no dung under the Prague castle in the 17th century. What happened was that their very "fluffy" style of clothing slowed their fall on a ground, that wasnt 90 degrees against the window, but slightly inclined, which again slowed the impact.

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