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The '''Jacquerie''' was a peasant revolt that took place in [[France]] in the year 1358.  The revolt had more than one cause, mostly extending from the post-[[Bubonic plague|plague]] conditions, famine and the ongoing [[Hundred Years War]], which caused a raise of taxes for the French peasants.  The rebellion was led by and named after a peasant [[Jacques Bonhomme]] ("Jack Goodfellow").  It ultimately killed over 30,000<ref>Roberts, J.M. ''The Penguin History of Europe''. London: Penguin, 1996.</ref>.  It was brutally suppressed by the French nobility, who in turn slaughtered many innocent peasants.

The '''Jacquerie''' was a peasant revolt that took place in [[France]] in the year 1358.  The revolt had more than one cause, mostly extending from the post-[[Bubonic plague|plague]] conditions, famine and the ongoing [[Hundred Years War]], which caused a raise of taxes for the French peasants.  The rebellion was led by and named after a peasant [[Jacques Bonhomme]] ("Jack Goodfellow").  It ultimately killed over 30,000<ref>Roberts, J.M. ''The Penguin History of Europe''. London: Penguin, 1996.</ref>.   

 

It was brutally suppressed by the French [[noble|nobility]], who in turn slaughtered many innocent peasants.