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1381: The Truth Behind The Bloody Peasants' Revolt | The History Makers (2023x50)

Data de estreia: Jul 22, 2023

In the summer of 1381, an army of medieval peasants marched on London. The Peasants Revolt was triggered by King Richard II's poll tax, which was seen as a cruel burden on the already impoverished peasants. But the revolt is unfairly characterized as an unorganized mob of poor farmers. It was a strategic uprising that included all walks of society.