Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Mile End in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
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
Accompanies Richard II on his ride out of the Tower to negotiate with the rebels
Demands the end of Lordship, abolition of bishoprics & confiscation of Church land
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