1381 in History

Insurgents & free John Ball who had been imprisoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Killed by the peasants

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

The Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, draws his sword & slashes the unarmed Wat Tyler

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Marries Mary of Bohun, daughter of the Earl of Hereford

Daughter of the Earl of Hereford, marries Henry IV

Richard of Wallingford presents a charter to King Richard II on behalf of Tyler

Richard of Wallingford presents a charter to King Richard II on behalf of Tyler

3 jurors are killed as a commission of enquiry attempts to overcome poll tax evasion

Supports Richard II against Tylers mob in London & is later knighted at Smithfield

Heads an enquiry into why the poll tax is not being paid, at Brentwood it is attacked

Watt Tyler is chosen as the rebel leader

Begins the revolt by leading a poll tax attack on Dartford

His Palace is destroyed during while he is away negtiating with the Scots

The revolt is precipitated by the poll tax raised for a war against France. The peasants demand an end to servitude & wish to be able to rent land. Richards council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion. 100.000 from Kent & Essex march on London

Had devised the poll tax which provoked rebellion

Peasants wait to meet Richard II, they have no arguement with him but he turns back

The Peasants revolt reaches the Tower of London. Takes refuge in the Tower & addresses the crowd in the Green. Arranges to meet the crowd the next day

Rides to Mile End where rebels demand the abolition of serfdom. Rides out from the Tower to negotiate, agrees to freedom of contract of labour. Promises to meet demands & allow peasants to rent land at 4d per acre. Peasants demand the heads of Chancellor Sudbury, Treasurer Hales & John of Gaunt. Peasants demand rents of 4d an acre per year

Promises to grant a pardon but most of the rebels continue their destruction

Peasants break into the Tower of London & execute, among others, Simon Sudbury

Summons the rebels & meets Watt Tyler who is killed by Walworth during negotiations. Confronts Tyler who makes further demands, he is then cut down. After Tyler is killed his followers are pardoned, the revolt lasted less than a week

Richards council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion. 100.000 men from Essex & Kent march on London

Revokes the pardons given to the rebels

The Archbishops palace is attacked & the chancery records are burned

Takes refuge in the Tower of London

Arrives from Essex at the head of a band of insurgents

Essex rebels reach the Mile End & Kentish rebels reach Blackheath

Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower. Rbels attack John of Gaunts palace at the Savoy

Unable to cross the River at Greenwich peasants attack St Marys, Southwark

Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower. Rebels attack John of Gaunts palace at the Savoy

Richard II agrees to meet Tyler the following day at Smithfield. Despite the King's promises & the dispersal of the peasants Tyler remains in London

The head of Wat Tyler replaces that of Sudbury on London Bridge

Demands the end of Lordship, abolition of bishoprics & confiscation of Church land

Confronts Richard II & makes further demands, he is cut down

Accompanies Richard II on his ride out of the Tower to negotiate with the rebels

When the rebellion is ended that day Walworth is knighted. Accompanies Richard II to Smithfield & raises reinforcements

Insurgents & free John Ball who had been imprisoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Tyler is chosen as the rebels leader

Helps free John Ball & becomes the rebellions leader

Insurgents from Gravesend storm Rochester Castle & free its prisoners

Leads an attack on Rochester

Richard II presides over the tribunal at which John Ball is condemned to death

Richard II presides over the tribunal at which John Ball is condemned to death

Death of John Legge

Death of Robert Hales

Death of Simon Sudbury

The Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, draws his sword & slashes the unarmed Wat Tyler. The Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth draws his sword slashes the unarmed Wat Tyler. Stabbed by one of the King's esquires, John Cavendish. Death of Wat Tyler

Death of John Appleton