During the 1300s, England and France did not get along. There were hundreds of years of war, and some called it "The Hundred Years War." The elites were getting arrogant and did not view peasants as people anymore. Peasants were being forced to defend against knights on horseback while the noblemen would flee. This was happening in cities all across Western Europe. The elites were even making the middle-class pay for damages to their property caused by the war. Even if they defended and fought bravely. Social unrest was brewing.
The Jacquerie Rebellion
The Jacquerie Rebellion
The Jacquerie Rebellion
During the 1300s, England and France did not get along. There were hundreds of years of war, and some called it "The Hundred Years War." The elites were getting arrogant and did not view peasants as people anymore. Peasants were being forced to defend against knights on horseback while the noblemen would flee. This was happening in cities all across Western Europe. The elites were even making the middle-class pay for damages to their property caused by the war. Even if they defended and fought bravely. Social unrest was brewing.