The Jacquerie peasant revolt begins in northeastern France with the massacre of nine noblemen in a village north of Paris and quickly spreads, leading peasants to attack castles and kill noblemen, fueled by resentment over heavy taxes, food shortages, and the abuses of the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
The revolt, named after the contemptuous noble term for peasants, "Jacques" or "Jacques Bonhomme," was characterized by violent repression, with noble forces putting an end to the rebellion by early June 1358.
