Peasants revolt
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- The Poll Taxes
- The Uprising
- The March to the Tower of London
- UH OH
- The war with France wasn't going well for the English, so they introduced taxes. Taxes that everyone had to pay the same. The peasants were angry but on the 30th May 1381, a man named John Brampton went to collect unpaid taxes. This led to a violent uprising in Essex that quickly spread acroos the are surrounding it.
- The Execution of Government Members
- After the particularily violent confrontation with John Bampton, Rebellion spread like a virus throughout southeast England, and the mob began opening up local jails and burning court records. Also, a priest named John Ball began preaching about freedom and how all men are equal, Fueling the rebellion further.
- The King's Response
- Led by Wat Tyler and inspired by John Ball, the rabble soon butchered a group of government officials, trying to persuade them to go home. The peasants hated most of the government but they absolutely loathed one man in particular: Simon of Sudbury. The terrified Simon hid in the chapel in the White Tower in the Tower of London, along with the king, who had also retreated to the safety of the Tower.
- The Aftermath
- The rebels, after they got into London, burning everything in their path, somehow maganed to break into the Tower of London where their target, Simon of Sudbury (surprise, surprise!) was hiding. They dragged him outside and a lady called Johanna Ferrour ordered his head to be chopped off! Apparently, it wasn't a clean chop and it took 8 swings of the axe to do the job.
- On the 14th of June 1381, Richard went on his boat to Mile end where he met the rebels and agreed to some of their demands. Most went home but Wat Tyler's bunch wanted some more. On the 15th a violent confrontation between Richard's guards and Wat Tyler led to Wat's death. This gave London's mayor enough time to lead militia and disperse any remaining rebels.
- OOPS!
- The King agreed to a lot of the peasant's demands and they were happy and thought the King was understanding and their revolt won. They were wrong. As soon as the peasants left, the King completely backtracked on his word and hunted down and killed all of the revolt's leaders. The revolt and all the peasant's efforts were in vain.
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