It began in Essex as a response to the harsh economic demands of parliament and was one of the most significant uprisings in Europe during the medieval ... so called ‘Peasants Revolt’, was ...

The revolt did not achieve all of the peasants’ aims and the leader ... again by any government in England until 1990. Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns ...

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution ...

King Richard II acceded the throne at the age of just 10, in 1377. At 14 he faced down The Peasants' Revolt and negotiated personally with Wat Tyler. But by the time he came of age, he adhered to ...

Many Europeans are probably descended from medieval peasants, but we know remarkably little about the lives of the peasantry. Often derided and misunderstood, this four-part documentary tells the ...