Contents. xi CHAPTER V. NATIONAL OPPOSITION TO ROME IN GERMANY. By A. F. Pollard, M.A., Professor of Constitutional History X in University College, London. PAGE Movement for reform Of government in Germany 142 Dynastic aims of Charles V. Effects on Germany 143 His orthodoxy. Attitude towards the Papacy . ■ ,' • • • • 144 Use of the imperial power in Habsburg interests 145 Ulrich of Wurttemberg. The Diet of Worms, 1521 .... 146 The revolt against clerical domination 147 The state of popular feeling in Germany 148 Beichsregiment and Beichskammergericht 149 il^rtition of Habsburg territories. Territorial ambition of the Princes of Germany 150 DiflSculties of the Beichsregiment 151 Proposal to tax exports and imports 152 Resistance of the cities 153 The knights and Sickiftgen 154 The Knights' War. Invasion of Trier 155 Defeat and death of Sickingen. Failure of the Beichsregiment . . 156 "Victory ofjhe territorial principle 157 Failure of the Edict of Worms 158 Reformation literature in Germany 169 Spread of the Reformed doctrines ........ 160 TTie religious Orders and Reform 161 Lack of organisation. Theological controversy increases .... 162 Luther and Augustine 163 Activity of Luther. His Bible 164 Carlstadt and ZwiUing at Wittenberg 166 The Anabaptists 166 Luther returns to Wittenhergi The humanists 167 Breach of the humanists with the Reformers. Formation of an opposition to the Reformers 168 Secular Princes won by the Papacy. Converts to the Reformation . 169 The Niirnberg Diets and the papal Nuncios, 1522 170 Campeggio at Niirnberg, 1624 171 DemECnd for a General Council. Catholic Princes at Ratisbon, 1524 . 172 Lutheran meetings at Speier . . . • 173 CHAPTER VI. SOCIAL REVOLUTION AND CATHOLIC REACTION IN GERMANY. By A. F. PoLLAKD, M.A. Supposed revolutionary tendency of the Reformation . . . . 174 Element of truth in the allegation. Discontent of the peasants . . 176 The grievances of the peasants. The Roman Law 176 Beginnings of the Peasants' Rising, 1624 .' 177
