Peasants' Revolt Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of London. The final trigger for the revolt was the intervention of a royal official, John Bampton, in Essex on 30 May 1381. His attempts to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood ended in a violent
Peasants' revolt of 996 in Normandy Peasants' revolt of 996 in Normandy The Norman peasants' revolt in 996 was a revolt against Norman conquerors. The revolt was defeated by nobility under early reign and minority of Richard II, Duke of Normandy. His uncle Rodulf of Ivry was the regent of Normandy during the revolt. The revolt was started in 996 after the peasants had met in local assemblies ("conventicula") of throughout Normandy. The revolt was coordinated by a central assembly ("conventus") that was formed by members of the local assemblies. Each "conventicula" sent two representatives to the central assembly. The peasants wanted concessions on various economic