The peasants' revolt: in 1381 England witnessed a 'summer of blood' as the lower orders, emboldened by the labour shortages that followed the Black Death, flexed their muscle. Dan Jones tells the story of one of medieval England's most dramatic yet curiously neglected events.(THE PEASANTS' REVOLT)

History Today | June 1, 2009| | Copyright

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Between May and August 1381 England experienced a rebellion b of dramatic severity and suddenness. The lower orders rebelled against the lawmaking and landowning classes and the incompetent minority government of the 14-year-old Richard II. They murdered the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Treasurer of England, one of the two chief justices of the royal courts and numerous foreigners, merchants, lawyers and royal servants. Rebels from Essex and Kent invaded London, laid siege to the royal court in the Tower of London, burned down the Palace of ...

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