History: Jacquerie

The Jacquerie was a French peasant revolt which broke out in 1358. The peasants were frustrated with the turmoil that resulted from the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War. The peasants were persecuted by both Merchants, who lived off of peasant lands as they traveled, and the military who had deliberate policies to lay waste to peasant lands. Revolution was the natural result, however, the peasants were quickly quelled as the nobles exerted their power and authority, massacring and disbanding the rebels.