Medieval era · 1381

Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Uprising, 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 London.

Peasants' Revolt
Peasants' Revolt · Jean Froissart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1381
Where
England
Era
Medieval

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