may 23, 1618 - Definestration of Progue
Description:
Defenestration of Prague was an incident of Bohemian resistance to Habsburg authority that preceded the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War. In 1617 Roman Catholic officials in Bohemia closed Protestant chapels that were being constructed by citizens of the towns of Broumov and Hrob, thus violating the guarantees of religious liberty laid down in the Letter of MajestyAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 23, 1618
Now
~ 407 years ago