The Weaver Who Planned to Burn Erfurt for God
Early Modern Europe

The Weaver Who Planned to Burn Erfurt for God

A German peasant named Hans Römer declared himself a prophet in 1534, wrote a letter to every prince in the Holy Roman Empire, and nearly destroyed the city of Erfurt with a stockpile of homemade gunpowder, all because Martin Luther disappointed him.

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Early Modern EuropeGermanyProtestant ReformationReligious RadicalismPeasants War16th CenturySocial UprisingMartin Luther

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