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Jacques
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Jacques (Charles Dickens) 
The use of the name Jacques to signify French peasants began in the peasant revolts in 1358. To maintain anonymity and to show solidarity, rebels called each other by the same name. The network of rebels using the Jacques appellation is referred to as the Jacquerie. (A Tale of Two Cities)
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