This collection of documents, spanning the years 1245-1424 concentrates on the 'contagion of rebellion' that followed the Black Death in Europe in the 14th century. Comprising a wide variety of sources from a range of authors - including revolutionaries, the aristoricacy, merchants and op

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Notes to the reader
Maps
1. Before the Black Death, 1245 to 1348
2. From the Black Death to 1378
3. The Jacquerie
4. The Revolt of the Ciompi, 1378-1382
5. The cluster north of the Alps, 1378-82
Epilogue: After the cluster, 1382 to 1423
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