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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.
Walter "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.
Year 1381 was a ... King Richard II of England (age 14) ... date unknown. Anna of Celje, Queen consort of Poland (d. 1416)
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
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This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
1381. January – Hundred Years' War: Brittany surrenders to France, although England retains control of Brest. [1] Spring – the third and final of a series of poll taxes designed to help pay for the war against France. This tax is highly unpopular, with many people blaming Simon Sudbury, at this time both Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of ...