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Why were peasants revolting?
the peasants revolt in 1381 was one of the most dramatic events in English history. This was a local revolt which started in Essex, but quickly spreaded across most of the south east of England. Some of the peasants who had lost people in the revolt, took their grievances out on king Richard II, in London.
Where did the peasants revolt end up?
the peasants revolt ended up when a few people were left and also when some of the disease was a bit lessened.over 1 million people died and only the farmers and the nobility, peope who owned most of the land , were left to clear up and harvest the crops.
Did things get better for the peasants after the peasants revolt?
It seemed as if the revolt had been a total failure. But over the next century, the peasants received most of what they had asked for in 1381. First, Parliament gave up trying to hold down the wages. Then, more and more villeins became free from their lords. Week-work and similar duties were gradually given up. Peasants were soon able to rent land and work for payment. Life did improve... but sometimes you have to make a move and suffer, rather than wait a lifetime for someone else to do it. And that's just what the peasants did.
How did the Hundred Years War help cause the peasants revolt?
›This war effected the peasants by the hundred year war made the peasants mad and they want the king to give them back their money and housing. They know the king needs them, for work and they caused riots.
What are the cause of peasant's revolt?
Peasants didn't want to be villeins, or servants to their lords anymore. They wanted to be freemen, and they went to the king because they thought he would hear them, but he didn't. Another cause was that the Poll Tax was worse than before;everyone had to pay, and no one could hide. Peasants felt that the taxes for wars had nothing to do with them, and refused to pay them. and another cause was: John Ball and other priests spread the idea peasants were just as good as the lords and the black death (many peasants died and they became more valuble they bagan to ask for more money/land in return for work and then they passed a new law to say peasants could not be payed more than before the black death), the king was only 14 and his advisors were useless.
Why were peasants revolting?
the peasants revolt in 1381 was one of the most dramatic events in English history. This was a local revolt which started in Essex, but quickly spreaded across most of the south east of England. Some of the peasants who had lost people in the revolt, took their grievances out on king Richard II, in London.
Who caused the peasants revolt?
The Peasants' Revolt took place in England in 1381. They were upset when the nobles instituted another poll tax for them to pay. The peasants were also forced to work for free on church land, sometimes two days a week. This didn't leave them enough time to work their own land and their families often went hungry as a result.
Where did the peasants revolt end up?
the peasants revolt ended up when a few people were left and also when some of the disease was a bit lessened.over 1 million people died and only the farmers and the nobility, peope who owned most of the land , were left to clear up and harvest the crops.
Did things get better for the peasants after the peasants revolt?
It seemed as if the revolt had been a total failure. But over the next century, the peasants received most of what they had asked for in 1381. First, Parliament gave up trying to hold down the wages. Then, more and more villeins became free from their lords. Week-work and similar duties were gradually given up. Peasants were soon able to rent land and work for payment. Life did improve... but sometimes you have to make a move and suffer, rather than wait a lifetime for someone else to do it. And that's just what the peasants did.
In 1381 why was the peasants life so hard?
In 1381 the peasants revolted because there were high and unevenly applied taxes. In addition they had a longstanding complaint, which was that after the Black Death there was a high demand for agricultural workers, which meant they should have got high pay, but laws were passed to prevent this.
What caused the peasants to revolt in the middle ages?
There were three main causes of the peasants revolt. 1 - The poll tax: A new tax for everyone over the age of fifteen, which was five times the amount of usual tax. 2 - The results of the Black Death - Peasants had to do more work as there were less people because lots of people had died in the Black Death. 3 - Work service - Lords decided that if peasants wanted to rent land from them, they would have to work for a few days a week without payment or profit.
How did the Hundred Years War help cause the peasants revolt?
›This war effected the peasants by the hundred year war made the peasants mad and they want the king to give them back their money and housing. They know the king needs them, for work and they caused riots.
What are the cause of peasant's revolt?
Peasants didn't want to be villeins, or servants to their lords anymore. They wanted to be freemen, and they went to the king because they thought he would hear them, but he didn't. Another cause was that the Poll Tax was worse than before;everyone had to pay, and no one could hide. Peasants felt that the taxes for wars had nothing to do with them, and refused to pay them. and another cause was: John Ball and other priests spread the idea peasants were just as good as the lords and the black death (many peasants died and they became more valuble they bagan to ask for more money/land in return for work and then they passed a new law to say peasants could not be payed more than before the black death), the king was only 14 and his advisors were useless.
Shelter for peasants?
What work did the peasants do in medieval times
What work did Japanese peasants do?
work
What duties did peasants have to the pharaoh?
peasants were to work the land for the king.
Who was involved in the peasants revolt?
There were about 40,000 peasants involved in the peasants revolt. Wat Tyler and John Ball were also involved in the peasants revolt of 1381. Medieval England experienced few revolts but the most serious was the Peasants' Revolt which took place in June 1381, A violent system of punishments for offenders was usually enough to put off peasants from causing trouble. Most areas in England also had castles in which soldiers were garrisoned, and these were usually enough to guarantee reasonable behaviour among medieval peasants. An army of peasants from Kent and Essex marched on London. They did something no-one had done before or since - they captured the Tower of London. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the King's Treasurer were killed. The king, Richard II, was only 14 at the time but despite his youth, he agreed to meet the peasants at a place called Mile End. What were the peasants angry about and why had they come to London? 1. After the Black Death, many manors were left short of workers. To encourage those who had survived to stay on their manor, many lords had given the peasants on their estates their freedom and paid them to work on their land. Now, nearly 35 years after the Black Death, many peasants feared that the lords would take back these privileges and they were prepared to fight for them. 2. Many peasants had to work for free on church land, sometimes up to two days in the week. This meant that they could not work on their own land which made it difficult to grow enough food for their families. Peasants wanted to be free of this burden that made the church rich but them poor. They were supported in what they wanted by a priest called John Ball from Kent. 3. There had been a long war with France. Wars cost money and that money usually came from the peasants through the taxes that they paid. In 1380, Richard II introduced a new tax called the Poll Tax. This made everyone who was on the tax register pay 5p. It was the third time in four years that such a tax had been used. By 1381, the peasants had had enough. 5p to them was a great deal of money. If they could not pay in cash, they could pay in kind, such as seeds, tools etc., anything that could be vital to survival in the coming year. In May 1381, a tax collector arrived at the Essex village of Fobbing to find out why the people there had not paid their poll tax. He was thrown out by the villagers. In June, soldiers arrived to establish law and order. They too were thrown out as the villagers of Fobbing had now organised themselves and many other local villages in Essex had joined them. After doing this, the villagers marched on London to plead with the young king to hear their complaints. One man had emerged as the leader of the peasants - Wat Tyler from Kent. As the peasants from Kent had marched to London, they had destroyed tax records and tax registers. The buildings which housed government records were burned down. They got into the city of London because the people there had opened the gates to them. By mid-June the discipline of the peasants was starting to go. Many got drunk in London and looting took place. It is known that foreigners were murdered by the peasants. Wat Tyler had asked for discipline amongst those who looked up to him as their leader. He did not get it. On June 14th, the king met the rebels at Mile End. At this meeting, Richard II gave the peasants all that they asked for and asked that they go home in peace. Some did. Others returned to the city and murdered the archbishop and Treasurer - their heads were cut off on Tower Hill by the Tower of London. Richard II spent the night in hiding in fear of his life. On June 15th, he met the rebels again at Smithfield outside of the city's walls. It is said that this was the idea of the Lord Mayor (Sir William Walworthe) who wanted to get the rebels out of the city. Medieval London was wooden and the streets were cramped. Any attempt to put down the rebels in the city could have ended in a fire or the rebels would have found it easy to vanish into the city once they knew that soldiers were after them. At this meeting, the Lord Mayor killed Wat Tyler. We are not sure what happened at this meeting as the only people who could write about it were on the side of the king and their evidence might not be accurate. The death of Tyler and another promise by Richard to give the peasants what they asked for, was enough to send them home. By the summer of 1381, the revolt was over. John Ball was hanged. Richard did not keep any of his promises claiming that they were made under threat and were therefore not valid in law. Other leaders from both Kent and Essex were hanged. The poll tax was withdrawn but the peasants were forced back into their old way of life - under the control of the lord of the manor. However, the lords did not have it their own way. The Black Death had caused a shortage of labour and over the next 100 years many peasants found that they could earn more (by their standards) as the lords needed a harvest in and the only people who could do it were the peasants. They asked for more money and the lords had to give it.
