Prophets of the Munster Rebellion - Disasters and Tragedies - One Minute History

In the wake of Martin Luther’s Reformation, a ‘prophet’ named Jan Matthijs calls on members of the Anabaptist movement to flock to Munster for the second coming of Christ. After failing to get rid of the cultists, the Catholic prince bishop returns to lay siege to the city. God tells Jan Matthijs that he would not be harmed, so he rides out to face the army. The ‘prophet’s’ head is put on a spike and his genitals are nailed to the city gate. Soon after, his disciple Jan van Leiden proclaims himself the ‘r