Why was the German Peasants' War a 'summer of fire and blood'? The German Peasants' War of 1524-5 was the largest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. Thousands flocked to its cause as it swept across vast swathes of German-speaking land. But what made it a 'summer of fire and blood'? Lyndal Roper, author of a Cundill Prize-nominated book on the subject, explains... Listen to the full conversation ad-free at historyextra.com/podcast or search 'historyextra' wherever y

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