Mal etwas Meta: Falls Ihr zufällig in den aktuellen Ausgaben der Zeitungen Vergleiche von den aktuellen Bauernprotesten und dem Bauernkrieg von 1525 findet, wäre ich für einen Hinweis sehr dankbar. #Ausstellung #Bauernkrieg1525

Today's Shrove Tuesday (pancake day to us heathens). Remember the German peasants, who 500 years ago in 1525, under the guise of distributing Shrovetide cakes, organised to overthrow their lords in the German Peasants' War.
📕Keep an eye out for my forthcoming book on #bauernkrieg #bauernkrieg1525

What´s the reason for the exhibitions about the "German Peasants' War"?
"The Peasants' War of 1525 left its mark on the collective memory of German-speaking countries for generations. Thuringia was not only the scene of a decisive turning point in the uprising, ...
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There are four exhibitions on the Peasants’ War in #Mühlhausen:
1. The Peasants' War Museum at the Kornmarkt Church focuses on the events and circumstances of the Peasants' War of 1524 and 1525, I told you
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Some words more to Ottilie von Gersen:
born before 1505
was nun before 1523, maybe cistercian in Glaucha near Halle Saale
married Thomas Müntzer 1523
March 1524 birth of their son
left #Mühlhausen after execution of her man June 1525
stayed with friends in Erfurt, and then ?
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#Geschichte #Bauernkrieg1525 #Stonewall1969 #Regenbogenflagge
Geb1950 in Kempten/Allgäu
Vater evangelisch (Vorfahren aus der Reichssstadt Kempten de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichss... )
Mutter katholisch ( Großvater Stiftsstadt Kempten, dh Fürstabt de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BC... )

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" ... but also the final place of activity of the radical reformer Thomas Müntzer. For these reasons, the Thuringian state gov. has decided to use the 500th ann. of the War as an opportunity to host a Thuringian state exhibition in Mühlhausen and Bad Frankenhausen in 2025."
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2. The exhibition area in the Museum St. Marien | Müntzer Memorial is dedicated to everyday life at the beginning of the 16th century.
3. The exhibition at the Cultural History Museum focuses on the interpretation and reception of the Peasants' War ...
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...since the 16th century and concludes with the present.
4. (we don´t visit, sorry) Accompanying the exhibition, an open history laboratory will be established in the All Saints Church Museum, which will offer space for student projects, expert discussions and so on ...
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But more about the (sad) story of the jews of #Mühlhausen later.
Our friends wanted visit primarily the exhibitions about the
"German Peasants' War, three in the town. 🤗 (one price)
First one is about history of the war in "German Peasants' War Memorial", an old church.
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War is usually men's work, not wonder we met no women in the historical part of the exhibitions in #Mühlhausen.
One exception is the wife of Thomas Müntzer, Ottilie von Gersen. She survived, but her trace was lost after the war 😢
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#Menetekel #Geschichte

Das Pendel schlägt um
👉 #Bauernkrieg1525, #Stonewall1969 waren Kämpfe für #Menschenrechte, Aufstände gegen Unterdrückung.

👉Heute missbrauchen #Klöckner, #Woelki (schwache Charaktere, aber gut vernetzt) ihr Amt, um auszugrenzen.

👉Es geht nicht nur um die #Regenbogenflagge 😉

#LyndalRoper #FürdieFreiheit. Der #Bauernkrieg1525 1/4

#sozialerAufstand #frühneuzeitlichesEuropa

#sozioökonomischeRevolte
#religiösenHoffnungen
#emotionaleMotive
#neuartiger #Freiheitsanspruch
#Reformation
#Katalysator
#Bauern
#Handwerker
#niedereAdelige
#neueTheologie

I love this account of Feb 1525, 500 years ago. This is how the German peasantry organised their revolt and spread it under the noses of the nobility.
📕Keep an eye out for my forthcoming book or read my @jacobinmag.bsky.social article jacobin.com/2023/12/germ...
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www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/thomas... Lange vergessen, auch zumeist bei den westdeutschen Historikern, und von beiden Kirchen verdammt, entdeckt die SED das Erbe des großen Predigers. Die Partei vereinnahmt es robust für die angebliche Traditionslinie der DDR.

My interview with @jacobin_av about the Radical Reformation and Anabaptism following the German Peasants' War is now available. #Bauernkrieg #Bauernkrieg1525
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1tI1...

Lyndol Roper Für die Freiheit. Der #Bauernkrieg1525

500 Jahre Bauernkrieg 1524/25
Ausflug in die Stadt der Freiheitsrechte nach Memmingen
5.7.25, Ulm Hbf (Treppe zu den Gleisen) 10:00, Abfahrt 10:17

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