"Every Political action was publicly cloaked in religious terms, but religion seemed to be used more and more to rationalize actions motivated by secular interests." - Hajo Holborn, historian, "A History of Modern Germany: The Reformation, 1959
a. Choose ONE example from the religious wars and explain how they SUPPORT the interpretation above.
b. Choose ONE different example from the religious wars and explain how they SUPPORT the interpretation above.
c. Choose ONE example from the religious wars and explain how it CONTRADICTS the interpretation above.
The religious wars in question are, The War of Three Henry's, The Thirty Years War, and I don't know exactly what it is called but it's when The Netherlands gained independence from the Holy Roman Empire with the help of Queen Elizabeth. You don't have to answer all. Even one would be a huge help.