Peasants' Revolts in the Black Forest and Wurttemberg

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

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Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1513

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Germany (Location)

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Peasants' Revolts in the Black Forest and Wurttemberg, which continued until the following year. These revolts came after repeated years of famine. They were not solely spontaneous, being rooted in longstanding conspiracies, several of which used the 'union shoe' as their icon of oppression.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Peasants' Revolts in the Black Forest and Wurttemberg". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14202, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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