![Print of Margaretha Peter being crucified.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/blutbad-wildensbuch-titel-300x225.jpg)
A bloodbath in God’s name
Gripped by religious hysteria, a group of believers killed two women in Wildensbuch in 1823. The blood-soaked deed still has the power to shock today.
![Contemporary print depicting some of the main protagonists.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/beteiligte-personen-218x300.jpg)
‘Beating back’ the Devil
![The house of the Peter family in Wildensbuch, print, 1823.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/haus-der-familie-peter-300x209.jpg)
“Unrestrained violence” in the Peter family home
![Illustration of the madness that took place in the Peter family home.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/druckgrafik-der-greueltat-300x222.jpg)