Execution of Thomas Müntzer

Timeline

1. 1525Mühlhausen · ThuringiaAfter the defeat at Frankenhausen, Müntzer was taken to Mühlhausen, where Saxon authorities interrogated him on charges of inciting peasant rebellion and usurping religious authority, and forced him to retract some of his claims.
2. 1525Mühlhausen · ThuringiaMüntzer was beheaded outside the walls of Mühlhausen, his head displayed in public to intimidate peasants and sympathizers who might otherwise continue to resist.