Revolt of the va-nu-pieds

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Mémoires sur la sédition des va-nu-pieds et l’interdiction du Parlement de Normandie by Bigot de Monville

The Revolt of the va-nu-pieds (French pronunciation: [vanypje], barefooted ones) was a popular uprising in Normandy in 1639 following Louis XIII of France's decision to set up the gabelle in Cotentin in place of the privilege of the quart-bouillon.

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