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Facts on the peasants 1. Medieval England experienced few revolts, but the most serious was the Peasants Revolt which took place in June 1381. 2. In June 1381, an army of peasants captured the Tower of London and killed the Archbishop of Canterbury and the King's Treasurer. 3. Wat Tyler was the leader of the peasants in the revolt.
Apart from thousands of rebels who were rounded up and executed after the revolt, the preaching priest John Ball was drawn and quartered, Wat Tyler was killed at Smithfield after an argument with the King's squire, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Treasurer were executed by the peasants... it goes on and on!
the peasants revolt started on July 12th 1381.
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king Richard the second and he was only 14 at the time
The Peasants' Revolt happened in 1381 because of high taxes and poor economic conditions. It was not immediately successful, but the long term effects improved conditions for poor people. There is a link below to an article on the Peasants' Revolt.
The poll taxes levied during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 were intended to fund the Hundred Years' War between England and France. These taxes were particularly burdensome on the poor peasants who were already struggling with economic hardship. The revolt was triggered by the collection of these taxes, which ultimately led to a widespread uprising of peasants across England.
The peasants revolt, Started on the 13th of the month July, Year 1381.
The result of what is known as the German Peasants' War was a crushing of the revolt. Tens of thousands of peasants were killed.
The Revolt of the Peasants - 1912 was released on: USA: 22 November 1912
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Over 100,000.