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KING OF ALL THE WORLD

The holy terrors of Munster. Their revolution in 1534-35 anticipated the “psychic epidemics” of our own time: “The spread of the Anabaptists in lower Germany and the Netherlands must largely be ascribed to the activity of Melchior Hofmann, a widely … Continue reading

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

” The glory of all the Saints, ” they asserted, ” is to wreak vengeance… Revenge without mercy is the fate of all who are not marked with the Sign”. ”Cohn notes that John of Leyden (aka Jan Bockelson) wrote … Continue reading

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