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 (...)