ISBN10: 0143781332, ISBN13: 9780143781332, [publisher: William Heinemann Australia] Hardcover
[Port Kembla, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2018]

Sydney: William Heinemann. Date: 2018. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Signed by the author. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 367 pages. The Short Life and Terrible Death of Christendom's Most Defiant Sect . 1st Edition. Hardback. 2018. William Heinemann ISBN 0143781332 9780143781332 [AU]

ISBN10: 0143781332, ISBN13: 9780143781332, [publisher: Random House Australia, Milsons Point] Hardcover Hardcover. The short life and terrible death of Christendom's most defiant sect.IN FEBRUARY 1534 a radical religious sect whose disciples were being persecuted throughout Europe seized the city of M nster, in the German-speaking land of Westphalia.They were convinced that they were God's Elect, specially chosen by the Almighty to be the first to ascend to Paradise on Judgement Day, as told in the Book of Revelation.And it would all happen here, in 'New Jerusalem' (as they renamed the city), during Easter 1535, when God and Christ would descend and usher in the End Times.But the 'Melchiorites', as they were called after their founding prophet, would be well-prepared for Apocalypse, swiftly turning the city into a Christian theocracy- They threw out the Catholics and Lutherans, 'rebaptised' their followers, destroyed all old religious icons, adopted a communist system of shared property, and imposed a new law of polygamy that compelled all women and girls who'd reached puberty to marry.Because women outnumbered men about three times, many men had 3-5 wives. John of Leiden, who proclaimed himself 'king' of New Jerusalem, had 16 wives - all according to God's exhortation in Genesis to 'go forth and multiply'.The backlash against the sect would be long and brutal. The Catholic and Lutheran powers were ...
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ISBN10: 0143781332, ISBN13: 9780143781332, [publisher: Random House Australia, Milsons Point] Hardcover Hardcover. The short life and terrible death of Christendom's most defiant sect.IN FEBRUARY 1534 a radical religious sect whose disciples were being persecuted throughout Europe seized the city of M nster, in the German-speaking land of Westphalia.They were convinced that they were God's Elect, specially chosen by the Almighty to be the first to ascend to Paradise on Judgement Day, as told in the Book of Revelation.And it would all happen here, in 'New Jerusalem' (as they renamed the city), during Easter 1535, when God and Christ would descend and usher in the End Times.But the 'Melchiorites', as they were called after their founding prophet, would be well-prepared for Apocalypse, swiftly turning the city into a Christian theocracy- They threw out the Catholics and Lutherans, 'rebaptised' their followers, destroyed all old religious icons, adopted a communist system of shared property, and imposed a new law of polygamy that compelled all women and girls who'd reached puberty to marry.Because women outnumbered men about three times, many men had 3-5 wives. John of Leiden, who proclaimed himself 'king' of New Jerusalem, had 16 wives - all according to God's exhortation in Genesis to 'go forth and multiply'.The backlash against the sect would be long and brutal. The Catholic and Lutheran powers were ...
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PGUK4, Date: 2018. Hardcover. New. 448 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.57 inches. 2018. PGUK4 ISBN 0143781332 9780143781332 [GB]

PGUK4 2018 Hardcover New 448 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.57 inches.