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The Peasants Are Revolting
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The most significant rebellion of the Medieval era, the so-called Peasantās Revolt, kicked off in Brentwood, Essex on 30th May, 1381, when tax collector John Bampton attempted to collect unpaid poll tax.
The protest triggered a violent confrontation, rapidly spreading across the south-east of the country. Within a month, the rebels were marching towards London, massacring merchants and razing the palace of the kingās uncle, John of Gaunt.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider whether the protestors really were āpeasantsā at all; appraise 14 year-old king Richard IIās handling of their appeasement; and explain how, despite the horrific hardship of the Black Death, the working classes had, for once, something of an advantageā¦
Further Reading:
⢠āThe Peasants' Revolt Of 1381: A Guideā (HistoryExtra, 2021): https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/your-guide-peasants-revolt-facts-timeline/
⢠āPeasants' Revoltā (British Library): https://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item132518.html
⢠āThe Untold Story Of The 1381 Peasants Revoltā (Timeline, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kq9sbtFCR8&t=2s
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The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.
Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart
Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2025.
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Manage episode 485682676 series 3278906
The most significant rebellion of the Medieval era, the so-called Peasantās Revolt, kicked off in Brentwood, Essex on 30th May, 1381, when tax collector John Bampton attempted to collect unpaid poll tax.
The protest triggered a violent confrontation, rapidly spreading across the south-east of the country. Within a month, the rebels were marching towards London, massacring merchants and razing the palace of the kingās uncle, John of Gaunt.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider whether the protestors really were āpeasantsā at all; appraise 14 year-old king Richard IIās handling of their appeasement; and explain how, despite the horrific hardship of the Black Death, the working classes had, for once, something of an advantageā¦
Further Reading:
⢠āThe Peasants' Revolt Of 1381: A Guideā (HistoryExtra, 2021): https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/your-guide-peasants-revolt-facts-timeline/
⢠āPeasants' Revoltā (British Library): https://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item132518.html
⢠āThe Untold Story Of The 1381 Peasants Revoltā (Timeline, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kq9sbtFCR8&t=2s
Love the show? Support us!
Join š“CLUB RETROSPECTORSš“to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAYā¦
⦠Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.
Join now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show ā¤ļø
The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.
Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart
Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2025.
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