Peasants revolt Flashcards
1
Q
health related cause
A
black death arrived
killed majority of workforce
demand for workers
wages increased
statute of laborers
2
Q
what was statute of laborers
A
same wages as before the plague
3
Q
economic cause
A
poll tax - war in france
every man pay 4 groats per year
4
Q
religous cause
A
john ball preached about exploitation of peasants as the church
he was arrested too late
5
Q
Key event
A
City of london:
savoy palace of john burnt
merchants killed
6
Q
Climax
A
Smithfield:
Wat Tyler meets King
agrees to demands
wat tyler killed
king says he is leader
Head stuck on london bridge
John ball hung
7
Q
impacts
A
Never poll tax again
first time the lowest class had revolted
in 100 years peasants were freemen
