Join Kelli as she goes over the history of the English Peasant's Rebellion, 1381.
The Black Death had severely impacted England - not just in high mortality rates, but also its ability to function within its strict feudal order. To help compensate for the drop in workers, and to try and get the economy back on track, Edward III passes the Statute of Laborers in 1351. But what this did was set in motion a rage against feudalism, government intervention, and inequality that manifested as the Peasant's Rebellion, led by men like Wat Tyler and John Ball, in 1381.
The Peasant army would meet King Richard II in London, and it was an absolute bloodbath.
Let's go over the historical context that leads us to the Rebellion, then the event itself. It's a fascinating story that shows us how far the common folk are willing to be pushed before they break.
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Sources
Books:
- Dan Jones, Summer of Blood (2009)
- Elizabeth Kimball Kendall, Source-book of English History (2015)
- Rosemary Horrox, The Black Death Medieval Sourcebook (1994)
Articles/Online Sources:
- “Ordinance of Laborers, 1349” Fordham University Medieval History Sourcebook https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/seth/ordinance-labourers.asp
- “Tales from Froissart: Beginning of the English Peasant Revolt” Nipissing University https://uts.nipissingu.ca/muhlberger/FROISSART/PEASANTS.HTM
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