The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll tax. They demanded changes were made. The revolt did not achieve all of the peasants’ aims and the ...

The Peasants’ Revolt, which engulfed eastern England in June 1381 ... Contemporaries were uncomfortably aware of how much they had in common. The immediate occasion for the English rebellion was the ...

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system ...

During the political and economic tensions that caused the Peasants’ Revolt, the poorer people attempted to earn more rights. This in turn led to their predominant language, English, becoming ...

King Richard II acceded the throne at the age of just 10, in 1377.