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The Kraichgau Peasants: Germany's 1525 Uprising
In 1525, while Martin Luther's Reformation reshaped German religious life, a far more violent upheaval erupted in the countryside. The Peasants' War of 1524–1525 was the largest popular uprising in German history before the modern era, drawing on decades of rural grievance against noble landlords and church tithes. This episode zooms in on the Kraichgau region in present-day Baden-Württemberg, where thousands of peasants organized into rebel bands, drafted the famous 'Twelve Articles' demanding the abolition of serfdom and the right to choose their own pastors, and faced…
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