THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE:THIRTY YEARS' WAR

Synopsis

◎ An authentic historical comic takes Japan by storm! Featuring a cast of captivating characters, this new sensation is set during the Thirty Years' War, the massive conflict that transformed Europe. Now, the highly anticipated English edition has finally arrived! ◎ Presented by Hideki Miyashita, author of Sengoku, the hit manga with over 10 million copies sold depicting the tale of Sengoku Period warlord Sengoku Hidehisa. This gripping new title is his first venture into European military history! In the early 17th century, Central Europe (present day Germany and Austria) was the domain of the Holy Roman Empire. Although an empire in name, the region in reality was a collection of small, autonomous territories. With tensions between Catholic and emerging Protestant forces smoldering since the previous century, any spark of conflict risked ignition into an explosive clash. Amidst the tension, an incident erupted in Bohemia, a region of modern-day Czech Republic. Long suppressed by the Catholic king, Protestant citizens stormed the castle in revolt and defenestrated imperial regents. The unrest thereafter quickly escalated into a full-scale rebellion. When the King of Bohemia called upon armed forces to quell them, the resulting conflict grew bloody. This marked the beginning of the great uprising later known as the Thirty Years' War, a destructive campaign that lasted, as the name suggests, 30 years and reportedly reduced Germany's population by a third. The first part of this work features Friedrich V, the Elector Palatine who rose up in the wake of the Bohemian uprising. A key figure among Protestant princes, Friedrich was a handsome, intelligent, and skilled individual excelling in swordsmanship, equestrianism, and married to an English princess. Upon learning of the rebellion, he begins to move on an ideal he had long kept close to his heart. What is that ideal? And what moves does he make? The exhilarating ensemble drama set in the Thirty Years' War starts here!

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