Great Peasants' Revolt of 1358

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The Great Peasants' Revolt of 1358, also known as the Jacquerie, was a major uprising of French peasants during the Hundred Years' War, sparked by heavy taxation, war devastation, and resentment toward the nobility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
peasant revolt
rebellion
uprising
alsoKnownAs Jacquerie NERFINISHED
chronologicalOrder precedes the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381
conflictType class conflict
social conflict
country Kingdom of France
endTime 1358-06
FrenchName Jacquerie NERFINISHED
hasCause devastation caused by the Hundred Years' War
economic hardship of peasants
failure of noble protection against English raids
heavy taxation
political instability in France after the capture of John II
resentment toward the nobility
hasEffect increased fear of popular uprisings among elites
reinforcement of social hierarchies in late medieval France
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
languageOfName French
leader Guillaume Cale
Jacques Bonhomme (Guillaume Cale's nickname)
location Beauvais
surface form: Beauvaisis

Picardy
northern France
Île-de-France NERFINISHED
mainParticipants artisans
peasants
townspeople allied with peasants
namedAfter Jacques Bonhomme NERFINISHED
opponent Charles II of Navarre NERFINISHED
Charles, the future Charles V of France
opposingForce French nobility
French peasantry
royalist forces
rural commoners
partOf Hundred Years' War
relatedTo English raids in northern France
capture of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers
urban revolt in Paris led by Étienne Marcel
result decisive defeat of the peasants
harsh repression of rural communities
strengthening of noble control
significantEvent capture and execution of Guillaume Cale
massacres of nobles and destruction of manor houses
noble reprisals against peasants
startTime 1358-05

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Jacquerie hasAlias Great Peasants' Revolt of 1358
Jules Dalou notableWork Great Peasants' Revolt of 1358
this entity surface form: The Great Peasants' Revolt