Yes, I remember the Pax Catholica....more made up history.
“Yes, I remember the Pax Catholica....more made up history.”
Not made up history. Almost all people, and all monarchs and all the soldiers shared the same faith. There was a binding tie there. Yes, there were plenty of wars, but they were often quickly healed - because of that commonality of faith. Today the only thing “uniting” Europe is socialism. There is, of course, a relationship between Protestantism and socialism (at least the materialism that influenced it).