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In the early 16th century, tens of thousands of peasants across the German-speaking lands rose up against their lords. Fuelled by economic hardship, religious upheaval and radical new ideas about ...

Five hundred years ago this week, the rebels of the German Peasants’ War, or Bauernkrieg, were defeated in a series of battles. Somewhere between 70,000 and 100,000 peasants were killed. Everywhere in ...

Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of peasants roamed the German countryside seeking recruits. It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened a major exhibition on the Peasants' Revolt in the Bavarian town of Memmingen ...

(The Conversation) — The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the revolutionary potential of Reformation teachings to fight social and economic injustice. (The Conversation) — Five ...

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