Medieval Europe

She Walked Out to Meet the Mob at Meaux

A teenage peasant girl single-handedly halted one of medieval France's most violent uprisings in 1358—and history promptly forgot her name.

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Medieval EuropeFrancePeasant RevoltsThe JacquerieForgotten Figures14th CenturyGender and HistoryClass and Power

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