::: Thumbs ::: Next >> ::: Home of the king-----this was the family crest of the king. The same family was in power for over 600 yrs in Rothenburg. No one had managed to capture the town until the 30 yrs war. A bunch of pillagers overtook the town, and brought with them a lot of disease. the black plague killed over 1/2 the citizenry, as it did the rest of europe. medieval monarchy meant the king ruled by decree. people were governed solely by 'the king and his court'.