HISTORY 2HH3 Lecture 10: Seventeenth Century Crisis Part II
12 Dec 2020
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Historical interpretations: d) william beik; france (revolt = popular justice , french historian, studied a number of early modern revolts in france, consider these events as expressions of popular justice, wrote on the 17th century in particular. Considered peasant and urban strikes together: argued that one similarity across these events was a perception of injustice, expressed a perception that they were being badly governed by those in charge, most events targeted specific grievances. E. g. , grain shortage or high cost of grain; accusations of corruption against specific persons; hoarding grain: concerned about justice or viewed at a time as events that were judicial in nature but a form of popular justice. Nature of grievances themselves were targeted and clear: related to conceptions of what should be the responsibilities of those in charge. Events were well-organized: not just unruly mobs, had organizers and planned protests, usually stopped once concerns were heard and dealt with.
