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Adoption of the Twelve Articles
Peasants, craftsmen, and sympathetic clergy gather in Memmingen's guildhall to adopt the Twelve Articles, a revolutionary document demanding rights and reforms amidst the Protestant Reformation. The a
Battle of Frankenhausen
The peasant rebels, led by Thomas Müntzer, make their final stand against the disciplined forces of the Swabian League outside Frankenhausen. The rebels, armed with makeshift weapons and fueled by des
Battle of Böblingen
The peasant rebels, outnumbered and outmatched, are making their last stand against the disciplined forces of the Swabian League. Their barricades are crumbling, and hope is fading as they realize the
Battle of Königshofen
The remnants of the peasant army, led by Florian Geyer, are surrounded by the Swabian League forces under Georg Truchsess von Waldburg. The peasants, exhausted and outmatched, make a desperate last st
Execution of Thomas Müntzer
Thomas Müntzer, the radical preacher and leader of the German Peasants' War, is being publicly executed by beheading after his capture following the Battle of Frankenhausen. He stands on the wooden pl
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