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The Schilling Revolt
Popular Unrest and Religious Change in Augsburg, 1524
by Emily Fisher Gray
Play this game recently? | Fighting about religion, taxes, and the price of beer. Angry citizens have besieged members of Augsburg’s city council to demand the return of Johann Schilling, a radical preacher exiled by the council for sedition. The protesters have produced a set of demands that include religious matters along with social and economic issues such as merchant monopolies and excise taxes on beer. Members of the council must find a way to either placate or intimidate the mob or they will not be able to safely leave the council house. This urban uprising from 1524 closely parallels the issues in the larger Peasant’s Revolt of 1524-25. This activity can be used as a stand-alone game in one to two class periods, or as a precursor to the longer game on the Reformation in Augsburg. |
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Using the Game
Class Size & Scalability
This game is recommended for classes with 10-28+ students.
Class Time
This game can be played in 1-2 sessions.
Assignments
You can adjust the assignments based on the desired learning outcomes of your class, but the game has no required writing assignments, and all roles are not required to give a speech.
GAME MATERIALS
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Gamebook Students need a Gamebook, which includes directions, resources, and historical content. | Instructor's Manual The Instructor's Manual includes guidance for assigning roles, presenting historical context, assignments, activities and discussion topics, and more. | Role Sheets Students also need a Role Sheet, which contains biographical information, role-specific resources or assignments, and their character's secret victory objectives. |
Emily Fisher Gray
Emily Fisher Gray is a Professor of History at Norwich University and a scholar of early modern German and Reformation history. She studies sixteenth- and seventeenth century Lutheran architecture and Lutheran-Catholic relations, mostly in her favorite city: Augsburg. She is the author of Wrestling with the Reformation in Augsburg, 1530, a Reacting to the Past game.
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