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In late 1524, the Holy Roman Empire was shocked when peasants, craftsmen, and poor soldiers suddenly revolted against them, pilfering and killing innocent people. This was in part due to the religious upheaval known as the Reformation when many critics of the Catholic faith challenged the political order and religious authority of the church. Reformation was due in part thanks to Martin Luther, who founded Lutheranism, sparking the revolution among the peasants. It was also due in fact to the social classes in the sixteenth century Holy Roman Empire where autocratic rulers, in order to keep their life of luxury, upped the cost of living for the peasants. Some of the causes contributing to the Peasant Revolution were the dissatisfaction among peasants and oppression of the lords and princes while some of the responses were either favorable or unfavorable
“We will not allow ourselves to be oppressed by our lords but will let them demand only what is just and proper according to......

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