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News of Thurzo's raid would have already begun circulating; he had to make sure his version of events, of catching Elizabeth red-handed, was also circulating. When dozens of people repeated the same story about Andreas Doczy being a serial killer, this was described as being "a sign that [the accuser] has told his theory to everyone and that this very interesting story has had time to form on the lips of the public."
— Apr 20, 2026 10:58AM
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Martin Luther had advocated for the abolition of "such popish abominations as vigils, masses for the dead, processions...and all other forms of trickery on behalf of the dead." The most radical interpreted this instruction literally and began to bury one another without the usual service and hymns, without even a pastor being present. One clergyman complained that "the dead are buried without a cross or candles."
— Apr 19, 2026 10:14AM
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Elizabeth's tour of the rest of her estates proceeded much less eventfully. As soldiers marched out of their forts and serfs and hajduks wound their way down from their mountain hideouts, Elizabeth recorded and mourned her losses. Although the Countess had managed to save the Nadasdy family seat with the help of the mercenaries she had hired, most of the villages surrounding the castle had been burned down.
— Apr 17, 2026 02:43PM
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The long war with the Turks was draining the imperial coffers, along with the Holy Roman Emperor's generous patronage of the arts and sciences. Rudolf II's vast collections included bright minds and silver tongues--painters, poets, artisans, philosophers, mathematicians and scientists of every ilk. Obsessive, secretive and syphilitic, he shut himself away, surrounded with every bright and shiny thing imaginable.
— Apr 16, 2026 02:20PM
