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Peasantsā€™ Revolt: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Wat Tylerā€™s Rebellion
Date 1381
Location United Kingdom ā€¢ England
Participants peasant ā€¢ proletariat

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Engraving after John Northcote's painting shows Richard II and Bolingbroke on horseback entering London, greeted by crowds, with dramatic gestures and banners.
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Simon Of Sudbury
English archbishop
Richard II
Richard II
king of England
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Wat Tyler
English revolutionary
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John Ball
English clergyman

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