In the aftermath of the battle of Poitiers the French nobility was at it's weakest point. Could the reformer Charles of Navarre take power? Or would The Dauphin survive and men like Etienne Marcel and Robert le Coq take greater powers.
I think the key would be to ensure the Jaqueries never get their revolution started. After they began killing nobles any support the Reformers did have was destroyed.
These were the demands of the Bourgeois:
What PODS can you guys think of for this?
I think the key would be to ensure the Jaqueries never get their revolution started. After they began killing nobles any support the Reformers did have was destroyed.
These were the demands of the Bourgeois:
- Dismissal of the seven royal councillors who were the most corrupt and their properties confiscated.
- In their place a Council of 28 consisting of 12 nobles 12 bourgeois and 4 clerics, to be appointed by the Estates General.
- That the Estates General could call itself to meeting with out the permission of the King.
- The King could hold no tax that the Estates did not approve of.
What PODS can you guys think of for this?
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