Peasants’ Revolt in Flanders
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Feudalism, Serfs, Peasants
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
- Geographical Location: France, Belgium, Flanders, Netherlands
- Date: August 1, 1323-August 23, 1328
Article abstract: A revolt in Flanders by a coalition of peasants and city dwellers against aristocratic rule succeeds until the rebels are defeated by the French five years later.
Summary of Event
Flanders, a region of Europe bordering the North Sea and extending into areas that would later form parts of modern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, was a separate nation during the Middle Ages. Conquered by France in a series of invasions from 1297 to 1300, Flanders won partial independence at the battle of Courtrai on July 11, 1302. A peace treaty...
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