Publisher's Synopsis
The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. It failed because of intense opposition from the aristocracy, who slaughtered up to 100,000 of the 300,000 poorly armed peasants and farmers.German Peasants' WarChapter 1: German Peasants' War 1.1 Roman civil law1.2 Luther and Mentzer1.3 Social classes in the 16th century Holy Roman EmpireChapter 2: Military organizationsChapter 3: CausesChapter 4: Outbreak in the southwest4.1 Insurgency expands4.2 Twelve Articles (statement of principles)Chapter 5: Course of the war5.1 Battle of Leipheimer5.2 Weinsberg Massacre5.3 Massacre at Frankenheimer5.4 Battle of Böblingen5.5 Battle of Königshofen5.6 Siege of Freiburg im Breisgau5.7 Second Battle of Würzburg (1525)5.8 Closing stagesChapter 6: Ultimate failure of the rebellion6.1 Historiography6.2 Later historiographyChapter 7: ReformationChapter 8: Origins and early history8.1 Magisterial Reformation8.2 Radical Reformation8.3 Literacy8.4 Causes of the ReformationChapter 9: Reformation in GermanyChapter 10: Reformation outside GermanyChapter 11: Spread11.1 Conclusion and legacy11.2 Thirty Years' War: 1618-164811.3 Consequences of the Reformation
