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The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381.The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of ...
The relationship between the Protestant Reformation and the Peasants' War has long been a subject of debate. A traditional understanding in this matter is that the Peasants' Revolt stemmed from Martin Luther's doctrine of spiritual freedom and the application of his ideas as religious justification for social and political upheaval.
The English Peasants' Revolt or Great Rising of 1381 is a major event in the history of England. It is the best documented among the revolts of this period. 1401–1409 Samogitian uprisings; 1419–1434 Hussite Wars; The Irmandiño revolts in Galicia in 1431 and 1467. The Engelbrekt rebellion of 1434–1436 in Sweden. 1437–1438 Transylvanian ...
Wat Tyler (4 January 1341 (disputed) – 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England.He led a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the collection of a poll tax and to demand economic and social reforms.
English peasants Suppression of the rebellion, though Lancaster dynasty is weakened and eventually overthrown during the Wars of the Roses. [20] 1450–1451 John and William Merfold's Uprising Kingdom of England: English peasants Suppression of the rebellion [21] 1453–1454 Morea revolt of 1453–54: Despotate of the Morea
On 15 June, 1381, revolt broke out in Cambridgeshire, led by a gang from Suffolk and local men who had been involved in the London riots and had returned to spread unrest. [5] The University of Cambridge was staffed by priests and enjoyed special royal privileges, which bred resentment among the lay inhabitants of the town.
The film presents Martin Luther and his legacy for the world to evaluate. The young knight narrator ( Julian Glover ) is an " everyman " character who confronts Luther for advocating the suppression of the Peasants' Revolt of 1524–1526.
During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, he became well known for his actions against the high lord Thomas de la Mare, Abbot of St. Albans. [12] He led a deputation to King Richard II, whom the rebels met at Mile End [13] which 'extorted' a letter from the King to the Abbot forcing the latter to give up the royal charters he held to the rebels.