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England in 1379

Historical records for England in 1379, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events
2Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

27 January 1379Reform of GovernmentJohn of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

London · Government / Government of England

Graded by rank from 4d to 10 marks

Other Events

1379Reform of TaxationRichard II

London · Warfare / Military

The introduction of a poll tax for every adult later provokes a peasant rebellion

Names involved

John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1stRichard II

Places involved

London

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.