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  2. Peasants' Revolt - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Wat Tyler - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. 1381 - Wikipedia

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    Year 1381 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events ... June 12 – Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels from Kent and Essex, ...

  5. Battle of North Walsham - Wikipedia

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    During the summer of 1381, insurrection spread from the south-east of England to other parts the country, including the diocese of Norwich, where the rebellion lasted less than a fortnight. [7] On 14 June a group of rebels reached Thetford, and from there the revolt spread over south-western Norfolk towards the Fens. At the same time, men led ...

  6. Richard II of England - Wikipedia

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    England at that time faced various problems, most notably the Hundred Years' War. A major challenge of the reign was the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, and the young king played a central part in the successful suppression of this crisis. Less warlike than either his father or grandfather, he sought to bring an end to the Hundred Years' War.

  7. 1380s in England - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. Thomas Baker (Peasants' Revolt leader) - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Baker (died 4 July 1381) was an English landowner and one of the leaders who initiated the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. [1] Thomas Baker's holding was "Pokattescroft alias Bakerescroft" in Fobbing. This holding still exists, although by the time of the 19th-century tithe map it had become known as Whitehall Six Acres. [2]

  9. Timeline of English history - Wikipedia

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    1381: May – June: Peasants' Revolt: Also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England led by Wat Tyler. 1386 16 September Henry V, the future king of England (r. 1413-1422), is born to parents Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. 1395: The Statute of Praemunire was issued.