. A major uprising in what would now be southern Germany, Alsace and Austria, the Peasants’ Revolt was in essence a class conflict between the agrarian laborers, who were still suffering under feudal restrictions, and the nobility, who were allied with the church. The key issues included taxation, fishing regulations and hunting restrictions. The peasants hoped that *Luther, who had taken a stand against the church’s corruption, would become their champion. The
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