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The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of God in Münster
As the Protestant Reformation continues to spread, the city of Münster unexpectedly plays a special role. Not only does it become a refuge for a religious minority despised by even other religious minorities, but it can boast being the capital of the new King of the World. Sources Arthur, Anthony. The Tailor King: The Rise…
The Secret Love of Copernicus
The scientific revolutionary Copernicus lived the simple life of a low-ranking priest and a bishop’s personal physician in a northern Polish city. However, his correspondence does suggest he had one scandalous secret: he was likely living with his lover. Sources Freely, John. Celestial Revolutionary: Copernicus, The Man, and His Universe (London: I.B. Tauris, 2014). Repcheck,…
The Abducted Children Sent to an Island
Hundreds of children were taken from their families and sent to a distant, previously uninhabited island. The reasons why this happened are a toxic mixture of deeply rooted intolerance and simple greed. Sources ha-Cohen, Joseph. The Vale of Tears (Emek Habacha), trans. Harry S. May (Martinus Nihoff, 1971). Soyer, François. “King João II of Portugal…
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