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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 ...
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)
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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 ...
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
Year Date Event c.10–c.40: Reign of Cunobelinus, an influential king of southern England before the Roman occupation; son of Tasciovanus [2] 43: Aulus Plautius leads an army of forty thousand to invade Great Britain; [3] Emperor Claudius makes Britain a part of the Roman Empire [4] C. 47 – 50 London settled by the Romans, known as Londinium [5]
1381 Peasants' Revolt. This was a rebellion in England led by Wat Tyler and John Ball, in which peasants demanded an end to serfdom. England Rebels led by Wat Tyler: Wat Tyler killed, revolt suppressed 1382 Harelle: Rouen, Paris: Guild members of Rouen Revolt leaders killed. City rights revoked c. 1387 Isfahan revolt Isfahan: Local rebels