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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 Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was a major rebellion that spread throughout medieval England during the summer of that year. Its causes are complex. Its causes are complex. The drop in population caused by the Black Death , which arrived in England in 1348, resulted in an acute labour shortage and, consequently, higher wages.
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This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.
The Battle of Billericay took place on 28 June 1381 when the boy King Richard II's soldiers defeated the Essex rebels adjacent to a wood north-east of Billericay, part of the Peasants' Revolt. This is likely to have been Norsey Wood , which maps of 1593 show to cover the same extent as in the early 20th century.
Statute of Cambridge places restrictions on the movements of labourers and beggars. [12] 1389. 3 May – King Richard retakes control of the government. [1] 18 July – Truce of Leulinghem: England and France sign a truce, ending the second phase of the Hundred Years' War and bringing a 13-year peace. [4]
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.
1348 The Black Death first arrives in England and ultimately kills c. one third of the population; 1356 Battle of Poitiers; 1377 Death of Edward III, his grandson Richard II accedes to the English throne; 1381 Peasants' Revolt, began in May and ended in November; 1392 Statute of Praemunire was enacted