10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOHN OF LEYDEN»
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John of Leyden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History
of the Twentieth Century
In June 1535 the city was betrayed and taken; except for John of Leyden and two
confederates, all of the men were exterminated. "At the Bishop's command,"
Cohn writes, John of Leyden "was for some time led about on a chain and
exhibited ...
2
The history
of modern Europe: in a ser.
of letters from a ...
... that, like Gideon, he would smite the host of the ungodly with a handful of men.
The prophet and his thirty associates were slain. The Anabaptists, however, did
not despair : John of Leyden, their other light, still remained. This man, less bold,
...
William Russell, Charles Coote, 1818
3
History
of the Reformation
... the Messenger sent to Munster made Prisoner ; the People of the Town collect
and surprise their Adversaries, who submit to Conditions - 102 John of Leyden
and Bernard Rotman preach the Doctrines of the Anabaptists ; they are decreed
to ...
4
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
A nineteenthcentury depiction of a group of Anabaptists Now John of Leyden was
the leader. A bankrupt tailor to whom life had not been kind, he had become the
main hope of thousands of enthusiasts. The city of Munster now became a ...
5
The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera
... indestructible pillars'.1 Initially Scribe proposed an opera dealing with the
career of John of Leyden, the infamous Anabaptist leader of Miinster, but
eventually this idea was rejected, probably because of the unsuitability of the
principal roles ...
6
Historic Ninepins: A Book
of Curiosities, where Old and ...
286 THE STORY OF JOHN OF LEYDEN. Dr. Vaughan shows at some length, that
the Puritans, in the first period at least of the parliamentary struggle, were only
men who were strongly inclined to the Reformed religion, and who had a peculiar
...
7
Encyclopædia americana: a popular dictionary
of arts, ...
Natives of Leyden are John of Leyden (q. v.), known as the leader of the
Anabaptists, the celebrated Peter Muschen- broek, Rembrandt, Luke of Leyden,
&c. It is connected with Haarlem, Hague and Delft by canals. Leyden was called
by the ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1836
8
History
of the Life: Writings, & Doctrines
of Luther...
mcnt — John of Leyden, Knipperdolling, and Krechtingk — for Rothmann had
died fighting. A scaffold was erected in the market-place of Minister, opposite the
very palace where John of Leyden used to appear in all the splendour of his
regal ...
M. Audin (Jean Marie Vincent), 1854
9
Encyclopædia Americana: a popular dictionary
of arts, ...
Natives of Leyden are John of Leyden (q. v.), known as the leader of the
Anabaptists, the celebrated Peter Muschen- broek, Rembrandt, Luke of Leyden,
&c. It is connected with Haarlem, Hague and Delft by canals. Leyden was called
by the ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1840
10
ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA
Natives of Leyden are John of Leyden (q. v.), known as the leader of the Ana-
bapusts, the celebrated Peter Muschen- broek, Rembrandt, Luke of Leyden, &c. It
is connected with Haarlem, Hague and Delft by canals. Leyden was called by the
...
FRANCIS LIEBER, EDITOR, 1831
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOHN OF LEYDEN»
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John of Leyden is used in the context of the following news items.
'We Are the World': A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown on Its 30th …
In Lipstick Traces, Greil Marcus writes about John of Leyden, who in 1535 told the people of Munster, Germany, suffering from a blockade, that ... «RollingStone.com, Mar 15»
It's Usually Woeful to Be the King
The imposter John of Leyden, who wore a false but very stylish crown in Giacomo Meyerbeer's “Le Prophete,” was devoured by flames in a fire ... «New York Times, May 12»
How Citibank Dumped Lousy Mortgages on the Government
Socialist huffing and puffing about helping the poor has been a lie for 500 years going back to John of Leyden's prototype socialist terror state ... «ProPublica, Feb 12»
Book review: 'Germania,' by Simon Winder
... where the chopped-up remains of the Anabaptists' leader, John of Leyden, were displayed in cages that still are attached to the church walls. «Washington Post, Apr 10»
