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date: 11 November 2024

Peasants' Revolt 

Source:
A Dictionary of British History
Author(s):

John Cannon,

Robert Crowcroft

This rebellion in 1381 was the first large‐scale popular uprising in England. It began in Essex, in the village of Fobbing. Kent soon followed, and the rebels moved rapidly to London. There were also significant risings in East Anglia, Bury St Edmunds, and St Albans. The spark to the revolt was provided by the third ... ...

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