18 Okt 1381 Jahr - English Peasant Revolt

Beschreibung:

peasants wanted higher wages, nobles did not want that
nobles tried to freeze wages, preventing social mobility
so serious because peasants wanted money/social mobility that ruling class did not want to give
Preacher John Ball fired up peasants
destroyed houses, killed nobles etc.
Richard II (ruled 1377-1399) met with rebellion leaders “agreed to charter ensuring peasants’ freedom, tricked them with false promises and then crushed the uprising with terrible ferocity”

Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:

Datum: