May 21 – Uprisings, Power Games, and Major Turning Points

At first glance, May 21 seems like an ordinary spring day. But a look into history reveals something different: revolutions flared, states wavered, new ideas conquered Europe – and sometimes a single day changed the course of entire nations. In France, this date even carries the scent of gunpowder and political upheaval multiple times over. Already on May 21, 1358, the so-called "Grande Jacquerie" began in northern France. Behind the cumbersome name was a massive peasant uprising against the nobility and war burdens. France was then suffering from the consequences ...