The Greatest Peasant Uprising in English History

🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► @kingsandgenerals and ✔ Patreon ► Patreon: kingsandgenerals The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a video on the Peasant's Rebellion in England sometimes called the Wat Tyler's Uprising. In 1381, England’s social order came close to collapse. Decades after the Black Death killed up to 60 percent of the population, surviving workers demanded higher wages and freedom. Parliament answered with wage caps, sumptuary laws, and punishing taxes to fund the Hundred Years’ War. This video follows the explosive Peasants’ Revolt from its origins in plague, serfdom, and royal debt to the moment ordinary people seized London. When agents of the crown tried to enforce a third poll tax, resistance in Essex and Kent became a mass uprising. Led by the charismatic Wat Tyler and inspired by the radical preacher John Ball, tens of thousands marched on the capital, broke open prisons, destroyed John of Gaunt’s Savoy Palace, and stormed the Tower of London. With England’s armies away and only a few hundred soldiers at his side, the 14-year-old Richard II faced the rebels himself. He promised freedom, the abolition of serfdom, and sweeping reforms. Then Wat Tyler was cut down at Smithfield, and the king took his revenge. Discover how the greatest popular uprising in medieval English history was crushed, why Richard betrayed his promises, and how the rebels nevertheless helped bring England’s feudal age to an end. Why Saxons Failed to Overthrow the Normans: Why Saxons Failed to Overthrow the Normans How Mercenaries Beat Empires - Catalan Company: How Mercenaries Beat Empires Rome’s Collapse, Region by Region: Rome’s Collapse, Region by Region Nuragic Civilization: One of the Oldest Civilizations of Europe Minoan Crete: Minoan Crete: Myth Versus Reality - Ancien... Samnites: Rome’s Early Nemesis: Samnites: Rome’s Early Nemesis - Ancient C... Arabia Before Islam: Religion, Society, Culture: Arabia Before Islam: Religion, Society, Cu... Vandals: Rise of the Vandals: How the Vandals Took ... How Rome Conquered Greece: How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman History ... Did the Trojan War Really Happen: Did the Trojan War Really Happen? Demosthenes: Demosthenes: Greatest Enemy of Philip of M... Ancient Greek Politics and Diplomacy: Ancient Greek State Politics and Diplomacy Pyrrhic Wars: Pyrrhus and Pyrrhic War - Kings and Genera... Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Gre... Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon: Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon Etruscans: Etruscans: Italian Civilization Before Anc... Bosporan Kingdom: Bosporan Kingdom - Longest Surviving Ancie... Ancient Greek State in Bactria: Ancient Greek State in Afghanistan The Greco-Chinese War Over the Heavenly Horses: The Greco-Chinese War Over the Heavenly Ho... Ancient Greek Kingdom in India: Ancient Greek Kingdom in India Script: Leo Stone Animation: Arb Paninken http://bit.ly/2Ow3oC8 Narration: Liam Taylor ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsand... ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ Twitter ► Twitter: KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► Facebook: KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►Instagram: Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 - England on the Brink 00:01:45 - The Black Death Reshapes England 00:03:49 - War, Debt and the Poll Tax 00:06:10 - The Peasant Army Rises 00:09:58 - London Falls to the Rebels 00:13:34 - The Tower of London Is Stormed 00:15:40 - Wat Tyler’s Fatal Meeting 00:18:02 - Richard II’s Betrayal Sources: #Documentary #Uprising #Medieval