Justine Firnhaber-Baker : The Jacquerie of 1358. A French Peasants’ Revolt
The Jacquerie of 1358 is one of the most famous and mysterious peasant uprisings of the Middle Ages. Beginning in a small village but eventually overrunning most of northern France, the Jacquerie rebels destroyed noble castles and killed dozens (...)
Gordon Campbell (éd.) : The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance
he Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include?
Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century (...)