* At which battle did the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus die?
* Upon Gustavus Adolphus' death which man took up the challenge of running the Swedish state and war effort?
* Which of the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire was the first to ally with the Swedes upon their invasion of North Germany?
* Having disengaged from their war with the Poles at the truce of Altmark, in what year did the Swedes enter the Thirty Years' War?
* Which famous German dramatist wrote a trilogy devoted to Wallenstein?
* In which year was Wallenstein murdered?
* What was the military title given to Wallenstein by Kaiser Ferdinand II.
* Who was the redoubtable general in charge of the Imperial Army facing the Swedes at Breitenfeld?
* It has already been noted that the Swedes were fighting the Imperialists; this is the shorthand name used to describe men fighting for the Holy Roman Emperor; who was emperor at the time of the battle of Breitenfeld in 1631?
* At the battle of N?rdlingen (1634) the Swedish armies were commanded jointly; one of the commanders was a German called Bernard. Of what duchy was he duke?
* Upon the death of Gustavus Adolphus his only child was a minor; hence government being taken over by Axel Oxenstierna. In what year did the new monarch reach the age of majority?
* Sweden, it can be argued, did very well out of the Thirty Years' War and could feel that her goals had been attained. What area of Germany did she NOT receive?
* Which Scottish colonel, wrote the first regimental history in the English language concerned with his time fighting for the Swedes in Germany?
* The Thirty Years' War was famously ended in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia. This peace was in fact made of two treaties, which did the Swedes sign?
* Where is Wallenstein's birthplace, the Duchy of Friedland, located?
* In which year did Kaiser Ferdinand II give Wallenstein command of the Imperial forces?
* Why was Wallenstein betrayed and murdered?