Peasants' Revolt

Peasants' Revolt
In 1381 a rebellion in response to government efforts to collect a much-disliked *poll tax, set at one shilling per man, confined largely to Kent and Essex, whose inhabitants marched on London, led by Wat Tyler. Jack Straw was named as one of the leaders, but that was most likely a pseudonym of Tyler's. They attacked the *Savoy, John of Gaunt's palace, and decapitated the archbishop of Canterbury. In June they were met by the young King Richard II, at Smithfield, where Tyler was killed. The Peasants' Revolt was part of the general disturbance of the 14c, which had begun with bad harvests, followed by the *Black Death in 1348.

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  • Peasants' Revolt — noun Wat Tyler s rising of 1381 • • • Main Entry: ↑peasant …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Peasants' Revolt — Die Peasants’ Revolt von 1381 war der größte Bauernaufstand im mittelalterlichen England. König Richard II. trifft die Aufständischen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Peasants' Revolt — Peasants Re|volt, the a protest in 1381 involving large numbers of English ↑peasants, who were angry about unfair social and economic conditions and about high taxes. They formed an unoffical army, led by Wat Tyler, and marched to London, where… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 —    The Peasants’ Revolt was an uprising of laborers, urban workers, and peasants that occurred in southern England in the 14th century. It was the culmination of tensions caused by several social factors. The depopulating effects of the BLACK… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Peasants’ Revolt — an incident in 1381 when the peasants (= poor farmers) of Kent and Essex marched to Canterbury and then to London to protest at their conditions of life and the harsh taxes they had to pay. They occupied several major buildings, including the… …   Universalium

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