Browsing History by Supervisor "Kroeker, Greta"
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Biconfessionalism and Tolerance: The Peace of Augsburg in Three Imperial Cities
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-14)In contrast to the atmosphere of mistrust and division between confessions that was common to most polities during the Reformation era, the Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555, declared the free imperial cities of the Holy ... -
Death, Divorce, and Desertion: Strategies of Survival in Abusive Marriage in Seventeenth Century England
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-02)This thesis demonstrates how seventeenth century English women in abusive marriages employed limited survival strategies to separate from their violent husbands. It explores the ecclesiastical and magisterial court systems ... -
“Your Sons and Daughters Shall Prophesy”: Visions, Apocalypticism, and Gender in Strasbourg, 1522-1539
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-05)This study examines the life and work of Lienhard and Ursula Jost, two peasant religious visionaries active in Strasbourg between 1522 and 1539, in the midst of the religious turmoil of the early Reformation. The Josts ...