1. Old Conflicts and Modern Interpretations: An Introduction
2. A House Dividing: The Rise of Confessions in Early Modern Austria
3. Last Estate Standing: Representative Government and Catholic Restoration
4. The Thinker: Georg Erasmus von Tschernembl and the Ideology of Resistance
5. The Noble Warriors: Austrian Protestants in Swedish Services
6. The Peasants: When Humble Subjects Mar the Mighty's Sleep
7. Beyond Habsburg: A Conclusion
Historiographical Essay: An Introduction to Historical Writing on Austria's Confessional Age
Biography
Peter Thaler is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Denmark. He holds a Ph.D. in history and a Ph.D. in Scandinavian studies from the University of Minnesota as well as a doctorate of law from the University of Vienna.
