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Contents. xiii PAGE Charles leaves Germany for Italy, His failure 219 France assists a scheme to restore Ulrich in Wiirttemberg . . . 220 Its success. Peace of Cadan, 1534. The Protestants and the Beichakammer- gerioht 221 Revolutionary movements 222 The Anabaptists and other sects 223 Severe measures. Resistance. Mflnster ... ... 224 Anabaptists in the Netherlands. Rising at Miinster^ 1534 . . . 226 Anabaptist rule. Jan van Leyden 226 Anabaptists suppressed, 1535 227 Social ferment in North Germany. The Hanse League .... 228 Affairs in Scandinavia. War in the Baltic. Wallenwever, Burgomaster of Lubeck, 1533 229 Christopher of Oldenburg. The Grafenfehde. Successes of Duke Christian 230 FaU of Wullenwever, 1536 231 Danger of the Protestants. Catholic League of Halle .... 232 Extension of the Schmalkaldic League, 1635. Ferdinand compromises with the Protestants 233 Wittenberg Concord, 1536. Divisions among the Protestants . . . 234 Truce of Nice, 1538. Fear of a General Council. Mission of Held, 1636. Catholic League of Niirnberg 235 Dangers in Hungary, 1638-9. Gelders and Cleves-Julich . . . 236 Joachim II of Brandenburg. Death of Duke George of Saxony . . 237 Further accessions to Protestantism. Conference at Frankfort, 1539 . 238 Charles' difiSculties with German Catholics. Conferences .... 239 Conference of Ratisbon, 1541. Its failure 240 Bigamy of Philip of Hesse. Philip makes terms with Charles V . . 241 Algiers. Hungary. Cleves. War with Francis I . . . . . 242 Partition of Wurzen. The Protestants overrun Brunswick. Conversion of Hermann of Cologne 243 Conquest of Gelders, 1543. Diet of Speier, 1544 244 Peace of Crepy, 1544 245 CHAPTER VIII, RELIGIOUS WAR IN GERMANY. By A. F. Pollard, M.A. Religious situation in Germany. Aims of Charles V , . . . 246 Dynastic pui-poses, and opportunism 247 Reasons for a policy of war 248 Summons of a General Council to Trent 249 The Protestants reject the General Council. Charles holds out hopes of a National CouncU 260 Alliance of Paul III and Charles V. Bavaria won to Charles. Divisions of the Protestants 261 Maurice of Saxony, and John Frederick 262 Philip of Hesse. Diet of Ratisbon. Charles V's diplomacy . . , 253 Weakness of the Protestants. The war represented as not religious . 254