[Discuss] Peasants kick out duke.

[Josiah Allen]

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Lyman Stone <lymanstone at alltel.net> wrote:

> See Also:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_revolts_in_late_medieval_Europe
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant_revolt
>
> And, notably:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant_revolt_in_Flanders_1323-1328
>
> The Flanders one was put down by the king of France, and caused by pro-
> French and high-taxing policies.
>
> The fact that it was put down by a foreign sovereign seems to indicate
> that a more SMA approach would be to have peasant revolts result in
> actual hostile peasant units, unless allied nations can do police
> work, hang rebels, etc, etc.
>
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And I quote from the article:
'Before the 14th century, popular uprisings were not unknown (e.g.,
uprisings at a manor house against an unpleasant overlord),'

Which I think covers the BM stuff.

Fuedalism is about keeping the serfs inline but in need of you, and any lord
who could not do so was in danger.
-- 
"Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness"
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