Luther has committed two great faults: he has touched the Pope on his crown and the monks on their bellies." -- ErasmusContinuing Luther Begins the
Luther Breaks From Catholic Church
They therefore had a small gate in the city wall opened in the night, and sent with him an escort well acquainted with the road.Continuing Luther
Diet of Augsburg Meets
Humbly, as he had been advised, he prostrated himself before the representative of the Pope, who received him graciously and bade him
Luther’s Points Are Sensation Throughout Germany
In fourteen days, as he tells us, they ran through the whole of Germany, and were immediately translated and circulated in German.Continuing Luther
Luther Begins the Reformation in Germany
This series has thirteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Luther Nails His 95 Points to the Cathedral Door.IntroductionTo the
Legacy of the Peasants’ War
These disturbances left a lasting and deep impression on men's minds.Today's installment concludes The Peasants' War in Germany,our selection from
Time of Terror
Those doctors, who had feared neither the Emperor nor the Pope, trembled in the presence of a madman.Continuing The Peasants' War in Germany,our
Revolution Threatens the Holy Roman Empire
An immense revolution was preparing in all the empire.Continuing The Peasants' War in Germany,our selection from History of the Reformation in the
Luther Opposes Revolt
The people were too much excited by the fanatical speeches of the leaders of the insurrection to listen, as of old, to the words of the