Volume 21: Letters from January to April 1548
The situation immediately before the announcement of Augsburg's interim is tense: Emperor Charles V consolidates his power during the “harnessed” Reichstag in Augsburg. The pressure on the imperial city of Constance and the sanctions are constantly increasing. King Henry II of France seeks an alliance with the Confederates, but at the same time the persecution of the Protestants in France reaches a new peak and the German King Ferdinand I attempts to seize the Duchy of Württemberg.
Bullinger's letters from this period provide a detailed insight into what happened. They also provide new information on writings and prints, the school system, news from England and France and from the Reichstag in Augsburg. Bullinger's main correspondents were Ambrosius Blarer, Oswald Myconius and Joachim Vadian. In addition to 96 handed down letters from the period January to April 1548, the volume contains a letter from 1547, which has been dated for the first time.
We are delighted to present volume 21 under the new editorship of David Mache and Paul A. Neuendorf.
