Reformation in Germany Part 2. The bloody parts. We start with the example of astrology as a belief of educated people in the 16th century and wonder what equally stupid things we believe today. This leads to extended coverage of the Peasant’s Revolt, the largest until Bolshevik times. The Reformation begins to spread but is limited by reaction to the Peasant’s Revolt. Then we move on to the Anabaptist attempt to create a paradise in Munster. Their failure is widely misunderstood as a religious failure, but the reaction to it across Europe and the continent has consequences we still feel today.
Aunt Green episode, with Muggles.