The end of the Middle Ages is characterized by crises: severe plague epidemics ravage the population of Europe, harsh winters and crop failures cause famine. At the same time, popes and kings lost the trust of the population - they were embroiled in power struggles and political conflicts and were unable to cushion the hardships of their subjects. This collective experience of crisis shaped people's lives around 1500 and encouraged change.
The peasants' revolts and the emerging Anabaptist movement were driven by the ideas of the Reformation and the rise of humanism. They are the result of a time in flux, a time full of upheaval.
The peasants' revolts and the emerging Anabaptist movement were driven by the ideas of the Reformation and the rise of humanism. They are the result of a time in flux, a time full of upheaval.
