Taxes, Wagenburgs and a Nightingale: The Imperial Abbey of Ellwangen and the Hussite Wars, 1427–1435

Drawing upon unpublished financial accounts, this article sheds new light on how an ecclesiastical institution in southern Germany navigated the tense military and political environment of the Holy Roman Empire during the Hussite wars. The accounts of Ellwangen Abbey offer a compelling window into h...

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Main Author: Whelan, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 751-777
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kloster Ellwangen / Germany / Hussite Wars (1419-1436) / Tax / Military / Politics / History 1427-1435
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KBB German language area
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
SA Church law; state-church law
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