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The Momentous Class Struggle of the German Peasants’ War
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution, in which peasants seized upon the radical implications of Martin Luther’s ...
500 years ago, German peasants revolted – but their faith that the Protestant Reformation stood for freedom was dashed by Martin Luther and the nobility
It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe before the French Revolution. The peasants’ goal ...
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The French Revolution
The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...
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Debunking the myths of the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette was heavily disliked by many of the French people ... These initial steps towards revolution were taken by members of the bourgeoise, not the peasants. The delegates were upper ...