Bloody Britain

The Peasants' Revolt (1x1)

: 05, 2004

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, one of the most significant moments in British history, shows how newly empowered peasants came within an ace of toppling the monarchy. Using expert analysis and reconstruction, he illustrates the political, social and cultural background to the rebellion, and celebrates the roles those men and women played in challenging the status quo for one of the first times in history.