📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History

3.2.5 The Peasants' Revolt 1381

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In 1381, the Peasants' Revolt broke out in England. It was triggered by the introduction of a new poll tax that everyone had to pay, regardless of wealth. The revolt was led by Wat Tyler and John Ball. Thousands of peasants marched on London, demanding an end to serfdom and fairer treatment.

Key Facts

  • Peasants' Revolt in 1381 triggered by poll tax
  • Led by Wat Tyler and John Ball
  • Peasants marched on London demanding end to serfdom
The Peasants' Revolt 1381 (illustration 1)
Illustration: The Peasants' Revolt 1381

The young King Richard II met the rebels at Smithfield in London. During the meeting, Wat Tyler was killed. Richard promised to meet the peasants' demands, but after they dispersed, he broke his promises and the leaders were executed. Despite its failure, the Peasants' Revolt showed that ordinary people could challenge authority, and the poll tax was eventually abandoned.

Key Facts

  • Richard II met rebels at Smithfield
  • Wat Tyler was killed; Richard broke his promises
  • Poll tax was eventually abandoned
The Peasants' Revolt 1381 (illustration 2)
Illustration: The Peasants' Revolt 1381

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    • 1381 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āϞ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ Peasants' Revolt āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • Wat Tyler āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ John Ball āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύ
    • āϚāĻžāώ⧀āϰāĻž āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • Peasants' Revolt-āĻāϰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύ Wat Tyler āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ John BallāĨ¤
    • 1381 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āϞ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ Peasants' Revolt āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • Wat Tyler āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ John Ball āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύ
    • āϚāĻžāώ⧀āϰāĻž āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ āϰāĻžāϜāĻž Richard II āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ⧇āϰ Smithfield-āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻšā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
    • 1381 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āϞ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ Peasants' Revolt āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • Wat Tyler āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ John Ball āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύ
    • āϚāĻžāώ⧀āϰāĻž āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āϚāĻžāώ⧀āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ Richard II āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧁āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
    • 1381 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āϞ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ Peasants' Revolt āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
    • Wat Tyler āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ John Ball āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āύ
    • āϚāĻžāώ⧀āϰāĻž āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϏāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇

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