Reformation: Europe's Holy War
8
2017
1 hr 0 min
Documentary
Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing fundamentalism, terror and religious violence.
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- David Starkey
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