German Peasants’ War - As It Happened
@germanpeasantswar.bsky.social
Live-posting events in the German Peasants’ War for their 500th anniversary. Account run by the Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants’ War Project at Oxford and Royal Holloway: https://germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
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Martin Luther, 1483–1546. Lucas Cranach the elder who d. #otd 16 Oct 1553 (Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives)
Cranach, a close friend of the ex-Augustinian Luther, painted this in 1525, the year of Martin's marriage to the former Cistercian nun Katharina von Bora.
Cranach, a close friend of the ex-Augustinian Luther, painted this in 1525, the year of Martin's marriage to the former Cistercian nun Katharina von Bora.
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Martin Luther, 1483–1546. Lucas Cranach the elder who d. #otd 16 Oct 1553 (Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives)
Cranach, a close friend of the ex-Augustinian Luther, painted this in 1525, the year of Martin's marriage to the former Cistercian nun Katharina von Bora.
Cranach, a close friend of the ex-Augustinian Luther, painted this in 1525, the year of Martin's marriage to the former Cistercian nun Katharina von Bora.
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Final reminder about Lyndal Roper's talk on Thursday at the @ihrscb.bsky.social on 'Turbulence and the German Peasants' War of 1524-6'.
Register here for in-person or online attendance: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here for in-person or online attendance: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Final reminder about Lyndal Roper's talk on Thursday at the @ihrscb.bsky.social on 'Turbulence and the German Peasants' War of 1524-6'.
Register here for in-person or online attendance: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register here for in-person or online attendance: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Couldn't make the lecture so really enjoyed this by Lyndal Roper: about the Peasants' War, but also about popular history writing and why it needs to be more creative and less constrained by chronological narrative
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPM...
Regius Valedictory Lecture: Telling Stories: History, Narrative, and the German Peasants’ War, 1525
YouTube video by Faculty of History | University of Oxford
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August 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Couldn't make the lecture so really enjoyed this by Lyndal Roper: about the Peasants' War, but also about popular history writing and why it needs to be more creative and less constrained by chronological narrative
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWPM...
Now live! We've created the most comprehensive map to-date of religious institutions in the German Peasants' War (1524-26), identifying many more affected institutions than existing source lists.
Find our map, case studies, and much more on our website:
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
#skystorians
Find our map, case studies, and much more on our website:
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
#skystorians
Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants' War
The the first-ever attempt to quantify and map the full destruction of religious houses during the German Peasants' War (1525-26).
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Now live! We've created the most comprehensive map to-date of religious institutions in the German Peasants' War (1524-26), identifying many more affected institutions than existing source lists.
Find our map, case studies, and much more on our website:
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
#skystorians
Find our map, case studies, and much more on our website:
germanpeasantswar.web.ox.ac.uk
#skystorians
It's launch day! We're at the @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference in Bristol to share our work on Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants War. Ours is the first-ever attempt to quantify and map the full destruction of monastic houses during the war. #skystorians
July 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It's launch day! We're at the @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference in Bristol to share our work on Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants War. Ours is the first-ever attempt to quantify and map the full destruction of monastic houses during the war. #skystorians
Our team is all set to launch our Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants’ War project at the Society for Renaissance Studies conference tomorrow. We can’t wait to share with you what we’ve been working on for the last year-and-a-bit! Come see us in panel 2.4
July 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Our team is all set to launch our Visualising the Destruction of Convents and Monasteries in the German Peasants’ War project at the Society for Renaissance Studies conference tomorrow. We can’t wait to share with you what we’ve been working on for the last year-and-a-bit! Come see us in panel 2.4
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Friday, 23 June 1525: Battle of Pfeddersheim
Elector Ludwig’s troops deploy near Pfeddersheim, opening fire on the town’s defenses, though the exchange with the rebels is indecisive.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation #earlymodern
Friday, 23 June 1525: Battle of Pfeddersheim
Elector Ludwig’s troops deploy near Pfeddersheim, opening fire on the town’s defenses, though the exchange with the rebels is indecisive.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation #earlymodern
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Friday, 23 June 1525: Battle of Pfeddersheim
Elector Ludwig’s troops deploy near Pfeddersheim, opening fire on the town’s defenses, though the exchange with the rebels is indecisive.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation #earlymodern
Friday, 23 June 1525: Battle of Pfeddersheim
Elector Ludwig’s troops deploy near Pfeddersheim, opening fire on the town’s defenses, though the exchange with the rebels is indecisive.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation #earlymodern
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Very much looking forward to talking about our @germanpeasantswar.bsky.social project at the SRS conference next week. See you in Bristol, if you’ll be there!
Just over a week until all #EarlyModern ists descend upon Bristol!! Find out who’s joining us at #RenSoc25 and start those conversations ahead of our gathering in person:
go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt #SkyStorians
go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt #SkyStorians
June 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Very much looking forward to talking about our @germanpeasantswar.bsky.social project at the SRS conference next week. See you in Bristol, if you’ll be there!
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Monday, 5 June 1525 (Pfingstmontag)
Peasants threaten the Töß convent outside Winterthur. The clever diplomacy of the city council and the Töß nuns manages to steer the angry crowd into getting drunk instead. The peasants return home the next morning.
#histsky
Monday, 5 June 1525 (Pfingstmontag)
Peasants threaten the Töß convent outside Winterthur. The clever diplomacy of the city council and the Töß nuns manages to steer the angry crowd into getting drunk instead. The peasants return home the next morning.
#histsky
June 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
Martin Luther defends himself against the accusation many in Magdeburg are making that Luther is a flatterer of the princes. Luther has published a pamphlet entitled 'Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants'.
#histsky #skystorians
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
Martin Luther defends himself against the accusation many in Magdeburg are making that Luther is a flatterer of the princes. Luther has published a pamphlet entitled 'Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants'.
#histsky #skystorians
May 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
Martin Luther defends himself against the accusation many in Magdeburg are making that Luther is a flatterer of the princes. Luther has published a pamphlet entitled 'Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants'.
#histsky #skystorians
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
Martin Luther defends himself against the accusation many in Magdeburg are making that Luther is a flatterer of the princes. Luther has published a pamphlet entitled 'Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants'.
#histsky #skystorians
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
The prelates of the collegiate churches of Our Lady and St. Severus in Erfurt write to Cardinal Albrecht asking for support in ensuring that the clergy of the city may petition the council for the restoration of their church and property.
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
The prelates of the collegiate churches of Our Lady and St. Severus in Erfurt write to Cardinal Albrecht asking for support in ensuring that the clergy of the city may petition the council for the restoration of their church and property.
May 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
The prelates of the collegiate churches of Our Lady and St. Severus in Erfurt write to Cardinal Albrecht asking for support in ensuring that the clergy of the city may petition the council for the restoration of their church and property.
Tuesday, 30 May 1525
The prelates of the collegiate churches of Our Lady and St. Severus in Erfurt write to Cardinal Albrecht asking for support in ensuring that the clergy of the city may petition the council for the restoration of their church and property.
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Saturday, 27 May 1525
Thomas Müntzer is beheaded outside the gates of the city of Mühlhausen, his body impaled, and his head placed on a spike.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Saturday, 27 May 1525
Thomas Müntzer is beheaded outside the gates of the city of Mühlhausen, his body impaled, and his head placed on a spike.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
May 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Saturday, 27 May 1525
Thomas Müntzer is beheaded outside the gates of the city of Mühlhausen, his body impaled, and his head placed on a spike.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Saturday, 27 May 1525
Thomas Müntzer is beheaded outside the gates of the city of Mühlhausen, his body impaled, and his head placed on a spike.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sat, 27 May 1525
Peasants attack Adersleben Convent near Wegeleben, where they allegedly beat & torture the nuns until they hand over the keys and church property. Peasants take the monstrance, chalices, church furnishings, and supplies, and drive away livestock.
Sat, 27 May 1525
Peasants attack Adersleben Convent near Wegeleben, where they allegedly beat & torture the nuns until they hand over the keys and church property. Peasants take the monstrance, chalices, church furnishings, and supplies, and drive away livestock.
May 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sat, 27 May 1525
Peasants attack Adersleben Convent near Wegeleben, where they allegedly beat & torture the nuns until they hand over the keys and church property. Peasants take the monstrance, chalices, church furnishings, and supplies, and drive away livestock.
Sat, 27 May 1525
Peasants attack Adersleben Convent near Wegeleben, where they allegedly beat & torture the nuns until they hand over the keys and church property. Peasants take the monstrance, chalices, church furnishings, and supplies, and drive away livestock.
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Miners and peasants in the Gastein Valley rise up and march to Salzburg, where they plunder the archbishop’s residence and force him to retreat to his castle Hohensalzburg.
#skystorians #histsky
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Miners and peasants in the Gastein Valley rise up and march to Salzburg, where they plunder the archbishop’s residence and force him to retreat to his castle Hohensalzburg.
#skystorians #histsky
May 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Miners and peasants in the Gastein Valley rise up and march to Salzburg, where they plunder the archbishop’s residence and force him to retreat to his castle Hohensalzburg.
#skystorians #histsky
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Miners and peasants in the Gastein Valley rise up and march to Salzburg, where they plunder the archbishop’s residence and force him to retreat to his castle Hohensalzburg.
#skystorians #histsky
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Reports say that 300 peasants gather at the Augustinian monastery of St. Zeno in Reichenhall.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Reports say that 300 peasants gather at the Augustinian monastery of St. Zeno in Reichenhall.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
May 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Reports say that 300 peasants gather at the Augustinian monastery of St. Zeno in Reichenhall.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Thursday, 25 May 1525 (Christi Himmelfahrt/Ascension Day)
Reports say that 300 peasants gather at the Augustinian monastery of St. Zeno in Reichenhall.
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
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May 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For details please cf. verlag-regionalkultur.de/presse/3D/3D...
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tues, 23 May 1525
The Count Palatine breaks into Bruchrain with 1,800 cavalry and 4,500 foot soldiers. He attacks Malsch, the main base of the uprising, and burns it down. All the villages are plundered and their herds taken.
#histsky #skystorians
Tues, 23 May 1525
The Count Palatine breaks into Bruchrain with 1,800 cavalry and 4,500 foot soldiers. He attacks Malsch, the main base of the uprising, and burns it down. All the villages are plundered and their herds taken.
#histsky #skystorians
May 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tues, 23 May 1525
The Count Palatine breaks into Bruchrain with 1,800 cavalry and 4,500 foot soldiers. He attacks Malsch, the main base of the uprising, and burns it down. All the villages are plundered and their herds taken.
#histsky #skystorians
Tues, 23 May 1525
The Count Palatine breaks into Bruchrain with 1,800 cavalry and 4,500 foot soldiers. He attacks Malsch, the main base of the uprising, and burns it down. All the villages are plundered and their herds taken.
#histsky #skystorians
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 23 May 1525
Hans Müller and his 12,000 peasants take possession of Freiburg, forcing the city to capitulate and enter into a so-called “Christian Union to establish common public peace and eradicate the unfair grievances of the common poor man".
#histsky
Tuesday, 23 May 1525
Hans Müller and his 12,000 peasants take possession of Freiburg, forcing the city to capitulate and enter into a so-called “Christian Union to establish common public peace and eradicate the unfair grievances of the common poor man".
#histsky
May 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sunday, 21 May 1525
The Duke of Lorraine’s army crushes the peasant uprising between Saverne and Sélestat.
Sunday, 21 May 1525
The Duke of Lorraine’s army crushes the peasant uprising between Saverne and Sélestat.
May 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sunday, 21 May 1525
The Duke of Lorraine’s army crushes the peasant uprising between Saverne and Sélestat.
Sunday, 21 May 1525
The Duke of Lorraine’s army crushes the peasant uprising between Saverne and Sélestat.
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sunday, 21 May 1525 - Execution of Jäcklein Rohrbach
Jäcklein Rohrbach is bound to a stake with iron chains, with a large fire built around him, on the orders of Georg Truchsess von Waldburg.
#skystorians #histsky #Reformation
Sunday, 21 May 1525 - Execution of Jäcklein Rohrbach
Jäcklein Rohrbach is bound to a stake with iron chains, with a large fire built around him, on the orders of Georg Truchsess von Waldburg.
#skystorians #histsky #Reformation
May 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Sunday, 21 May 1525 - Execution of Jäcklein Rohrbach
Jäcklein Rohrbach is bound to a stake with iron chains, with a large fire built around him, on the orders of Georg Truchsess von Waldburg.
#skystorians #histsky #Reformation
Sunday, 21 May 1525 - Execution of Jäcklein Rohrbach
Jäcklein Rohrbach is bound to a stake with iron chains, with a large fire built around him, on the orders of Georg Truchsess von Waldburg.
#skystorians #histsky #Reformation
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Saturday, 20 May 1525
The abbess and convent of Marienhausen (Aulhausen) are forced to issue a declaration stating that from now on, no new members will be accepted, and the convent is to die out, with its property in the Rheingau passing to the general community.
Saturday, 20 May 1525
The abbess and convent of Marienhausen (Aulhausen) are forced to issue a declaration stating that from now on, no new members will be accepted, and the convent is to die out, with its property in the Rheingau passing to the general community.
May 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Saturday, 20 May 1525
The abbess and convent of Marienhausen (Aulhausen) are forced to issue a declaration stating that from now on, no new members will be accepted, and the convent is to die out, with its property in the Rheingau passing to the general community.
Saturday, 20 May 1525
The abbess and convent of Marienhausen (Aulhausen) are forced to issue a declaration stating that from now on, no new members will be accepted, and the convent is to die out, with its property in the Rheingau passing to the general community.
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 18 May 1525
The Poor Clares of Alspach near Kaysersberg demand large sums from the town of Ribeauvillé and from all the villages in the lordship whose residents had participated in the siege of Kaysersberg. (See 13 May)
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Thursday, 18 May 1525
The Poor Clares of Alspach near Kaysersberg demand large sums from the town of Ribeauvillé and from all the villages in the lordship whose residents had participated in the siege of Kaysersberg. (See 13 May)
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
May 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Thursday, 18 May 1525
The Poor Clares of Alspach near Kaysersberg demand large sums from the town of Ribeauvillé and from all the villages in the lordship whose residents had participated in the siege of Kaysersberg. (See 13 May)
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
Thursday, 18 May 1525
The Poor Clares of Alspach near Kaysersberg demand large sums from the town of Ribeauvillé and from all the villages in the lordship whose residents had participated in the siege of Kaysersberg. (See 13 May)
#histsky #skystorians #Reformation
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Wed 17 May 1525
Bartel Foster, imprisoned on suspicion of involvement in the War, writes to the Zwickau Council stating his commitment to the Twelve Articles and that according to God’s word, the powerful will always oppose the truth, but the poor will stand firm.
Wed 17 May 1525
Bartel Foster, imprisoned on suspicion of involvement in the War, writes to the Zwickau Council stating his commitment to the Twelve Articles and that according to God’s word, the powerful will always oppose the truth, but the poor will stand firm.
May 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Wed 17 May 1525
Bartel Foster, imprisoned on suspicion of involvement in the War, writes to the Zwickau Council stating his commitment to the Twelve Articles and that according to God’s word, the powerful will always oppose the truth, but the poor will stand firm.
Wed 17 May 1525
Bartel Foster, imprisoned on suspicion of involvement in the War, writes to the Zwickau Council stating his commitment to the Twelve Articles and that according to God’s word, the powerful will always oppose the truth, but the poor will stand firm.
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 16 May 1525
The peasants of the Breisgau region rise in support of the rebellion, except the towns of Breisach, Freiburg, and Waldkirch. The peasants march towards Freiburg to seize it by force.
#histsky #skystorians
Tuesday, 16 May 1525
The peasants of the Breisgau region rise in support of the rebellion, except the towns of Breisach, Freiburg, and Waldkirch. The peasants march towards Freiburg to seize it by force.
#histsky #skystorians
May 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#OTD in the German Peasants' War
Tuesday, 16 May 1525
The peasants of the Breisgau region rise in support of the rebellion, except the towns of Breisach, Freiburg, and Waldkirch. The peasants march towards Freiburg to seize it by force.
#histsky #skystorians
Tuesday, 16 May 1525
The peasants of the Breisgau region rise in support of the rebellion, except the towns of Breisach, Freiburg, and Waldkirch. The peasants march towards Freiburg to seize it by force.
#histsky #skystorians
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@germanpeasantswar.bsky.social Not to steal your thunder, but #OTD in 16 May 1525 a deal was struck for occupying peasant bands to surrender #Saverne (Zabern). Apparently one of the peasants lipped off about Luther. It did not go well. And estimated 18K were killed.
May 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
@germanpeasantswar.bsky.social Not to steal your thunder, but #OTD in 16 May 1525 a deal was struck for occupying peasant bands to surrender #Saverne (Zabern). Apparently one of the peasants lipped off about Luther. It did not go well. And estimated 18K were killed.