Peasant Revolts over Manorial Grievances: The English Peasants' Revolt and Aftermath (1377–1400)

1. Poll taxes begin as a new revenue strategy

   Jan 1, 1377Labels: Poll Tax

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2. Richard II becomes king amid war costs

   Jun 21, 1377Labels: Richard II, Hundred Years'

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3. Richard II is crowned at Westminster Abbey

   Jul 16, 1377Labels: Richard II, Westminster Abbey

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4. Second poll tax deepens resentment

   Jan 1, 1379Labels: Poll Tax

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5. Third poll tax is authorized and enforced

   Nov 1, 1380Labels: Poll Tax

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6. Revolt breaks out in Essex over poll tax

   May 30, 1381Labels: Essex Revolt, Manorial Grievances

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7. Rebels enter London and attack targets

   Jun 13, 1381Labels: London Riot, Savoy Palace

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8. Richard II meets rebels at Mile End

   Jun 14, 1381Labels: Richard II, Mile End

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9. Tower of London is seized; key officials killed

   Jun 14, 1381Labels: Tower of, Simon of

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10. Wat Tyler is killed at Smithfield meeting

    Jun 15, 1381Labels: Wat Tyler, Smithfield

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11. Rebellion’s last major resistance ends at North Walsham

    Jun 25, 1381Labels: North Walsham, Bishop of

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12. John Ball is executed as repression continues

    Jul 15, 1381Labels: John Ball

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13. Parliament voids forced charters and tightens riot law

    Nov 3, 1381Labels: Parliament 1381, Riot Law

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14. General pardon presented to Parliament after crisis

    Dec 13, 1381Labels: General Pardon, Parliament

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15. Statute of Cambridge restricts labor mobility

    Oct 17, 1388Labels: Statute of

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16. By 1400, revolt’s legacy shapes later change

    Jan 1, 1400Labels: Peasants' Revolt

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