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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> | + | 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. | It was brutally suppressed by the French [[noble|nobility]], who in turn slaughtered many innocent peasants. | ||
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Holmes, George. ''The Oxford Hisory of Medieval Europe''. Oxford: University Press, 1988. | Holmes, George. ''The Oxford Hisory of Medieval Europe''. Oxford: University Press, 1988. | ||
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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-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.[1]
It was brutally suppressed by the French nobility, who in turn slaughtered many innocent peasants.
References
- â Roberts, J.M. The Penguin History of Europe. London: Penguin, 1996.
Holmes, George. The Oxford Hisory of Medieval Europe. Oxford: University Press, 1988.