How did the king cause the peasants revolt?

Answer 1

The king caused the Peasant's Revolt in a number of. Firstly he raised the taxes from 4d to 12d. In 1381 the people rioted in Essex. Kent and others joined, the leader being Wat Tyler. Soon the rioters reached london. The king at the time was Richard, he was young and was seen as an easy target. These men had no weapons but were determined. Wat Tyler and his men firstly met the king at Rotherhithe, here the peasants shouted kill Simon Sudbury and Robert Hales, the kings advisors. Quickly the king was rushed back to the tower. Soon they met again. Here Wat Tyler made 4 demands: * abolish serfdom * abolish all labour services * punish his advisors * pardon all those who took part in the revolt. The king agreed to all except punishment to his advisors. So the rebels did it for him, htey took Simon and Eobert, killed them and put there heads on poles. Richard then met the rebels at Smithfield. Tyler made more cemands. No one is sure what happened next but Tyler fell from his horse dying. This to was the king's fault. Then the rioters cornered him but he pursauded them to go away and he sais he would keep all promises. However he didn't, many peasants were hanged or had to return back to work. But the feudal system never remained the same. To conclusion if the king had not been unfair and raised the taxes the revolt would not have taken place. The king was completely At Fault. Men are meant to be equal; let us hope that today in the world we can keep it fair. I agree men work hard to get something not to get nothing. It also matters what side your on some people thing its the kings fault and some people think its the peasants fault