Seventy Years' War (Caesar of Rome)

The Seventy Years' War (also known as the European Wars of Religion), was a series of major military conflicts centered in that began in 1562 and concluded in 1632. The war occurred in a very heated time in Europe, where Reformists sought to have their faiths recognized and practiced in a variety of nations, but were often persecuted for it.

The war began in France, with clashes between the Catholics against Reformists in France. Eventually, it grew to involve the Spanish Empire and its allies, and a domino affect began to engulf Europe and parts of Asia into a major military conflict. The war also spilled over into, , and mainly due to colonial conflicts. The war had the highest casualty rate of any war at the time, and devastated the majority of nations in Europe that would take centuries from which to recover.

Origins
"With the signing of this treaty, the nations of Europe hereby agree to be at peace, and will cease all warfare with, all signatories, as well as their fellow Christian neighbors." –Excerpt from the, 1514