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Peasants' Revolt and rural unrest (1381-1387)

Peasants' Revolt and rural unrest (1381-1387)

  1. Tax reassessment drive increases local tensions

    Labels: Tax Commission, The Crown
  2. Brentwood confrontation sparks the Essex rising

    Labels: John Bampton, Brentwood
  3. Kent rebels free John Ball at Maidstone

    Labels: John Ball, Maidstone
  4. Mile End meeting and promises of major reforms

    Labels: Mile End, King Richard
  5. Tower of London seized; Sudbury and Hales killed

    Labels: Tower of, Simon Sudbury
  6. Battle of North Walsham crushes East Anglian resistance

    Labels: North Walsham, Geoffrey Litster
  7. King orders serfs back to former services

    Labels: The Crown, Serfdom
  8. Royal charters granted under pressure are revoked

    Labels: Royal Charters, Richard II
  9. Parliament receives terms for a general pardon

    Labels: Parliament, General Pardon