You Can’t Trust Elites. Just Ask a 500-Year-Old German Peasant.
In “Summer of Fire and Blood,” Lyndal Roper tells the story of the serfs who fought for a better life and the elites who ...
Chapel destroyed in German peasant revolt forgotten for centuries — until now. See it
→Sword found in 19th-century German cellar is something much older ... leading to the eventual death of 100,000 in the ...
Not Just the Tudors
The German Peasants' War - which happened exactly 500 years ago - saw peasants across Germany, Switzerland and Austria rise up against oppressive lords in a bid for freedom and social reform. This was ...
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The Peasants' Revolt
The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll tax. They demanded changes were made. The revolt did not achieve all of the peasants’ aims and the ...