Episode 1 of 6. After the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, the young elector Frederick V of the Palatinate and his wife Elisabeth Stuart are crowned King and Queen of Bohemia - an affront to the Habsburg emperor. More and more European powers are drawn into the conflict, and the inexperienced royal couple quickly lose control of events.
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Age of Iron - Episode 2: God
Episode 2 of 6. The Catholic armies are attacked by an immense empire from the north: Denmark. At the same time, the Catholic Spanish Netherlands are fighting the separatist Dutch Protestants. Peter Paul Rubens, now a spy for Isabella of Spain, travels to Paris to meet with Father Joseph, Cardina...
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Age of Iron - Episode 3: Might
Episode 3 of 6. The Holy Roman Emperor intends to re-Catholicise his lands - by consent or by force.
Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman Emperor intends to re-Catholicise numerous possessions - by consent or by force. Peter Hagendorf, fighting in the Imperial army, is injured during the Sack of Magdebu...
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Age of Iron - Episode 4: Devastation
Sweden's intervention fundamentally changes the situation. King Gustavus Adolphus is more than a match for the Imperial forces led by General Wallenstein. City by city, territory is snatched from the emperor. Henrik Holck is now fighting on Wallenstein's side in Lützen. In a time of famine and pe...
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