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===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion''lists town by town, village by village, almost every man and woman , and many children in Bohemia in the year 1651. | The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion''lists town by town, village by village, almost every man and woman, and many children in Bohemia in the year 1651. The census was ordered by the Habsburg ruler as part of the re-catholization process. The goal of the census was to determine how many people had remained loyal to the Roman Catholic faith, who had become protestant, and whether they were willing to say they would convert to Catholicism. | ||
===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||