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Peasants’ War
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[German Version]
I. Character and Name
1. The Peasants’ War began in the summer of 1524 between Basel and Lake Constance as peasants formed a paramilitary mob reacting to harassing demands by the authorities. It spread to Upper Swabia, then rapidly broadened because of the “Twelve Articles of the Upper Swabian Peasants,” written in March 1525 and running to 28 printings in two months. It was accompanied by the storming of castles of the nobility and the occupation of monasteries. By May 1525, the upris…
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