Why Did The Peasants Revolt?

In the sixteenth century, peasants and the poor rose against the German states and their lords. To show their unhappiness, the peasants and poor would perform rebellious actions and created the grievances in word in hope to make a change with their lords' control over them. The probable main cause for the rebellion and uprisings was due to the hatred on the lords oppressions. Responses varied, considering that lords and theologians such as Martin Luther did not agree with the choice of the peasants while some other theologians did agree with the peasants and even urged and praised them to continue.

The peasants felt oppression coming from their lords and did not appreciate how they were being treated. In Articles of Peasants of Memmingen, which was a document written by the peasant people themselves, they believe it was "pitiful" that they were being bought by their lords and looked at that action in a religious aspect. They believe they are equally judged by God and that they should not have been "purchased and redeemed...". The peasants want to be equal and have their freedoms from the biases and
He strongly agreed with the peasants and urges them to continue their rebellion. He tells them to "hammer away on the anvils of the princes and lords, cast down their towers to the ground." He refers to lords being an evil source of power and are wrong all together. This could have been a cause to continue the rebellion. Christoff von Lichtenstein had to make a choice to side with or against the peasants in his legal plea for leniency to Count Willhelm von Henneberg. He does not want to side with them because of the peasants descendants. Lichtenstein recognized the lack of support the lords sent but reluctantly joined their cause to probably save his life and to make some peace with the peasants because he was a