What is Peasants' Revolt?
{{Infobox military conflict |conflict = Peasants' Revolt |campaign = |colour_scheme = background:#bbcccc |image = Jean Froissart, Chroniques, 154v, 12148 btv1b8438605hf336, crop.jpg |caption = [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] meets the rebels on 13 June 1381 in a miniature from [[Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse (BnF Fr 2643-6)|a 1470's copy]] of [[Jean Froissart]]'s ''[[Froissart's Chronicles|Chronicles]]''. |casus = |date = 30 May 1381 – November 1381 |place = [[England]] |result = Suppression of revolt and execution of rebel leaders |territory = |combatant1 = Rebel forces |combatant2 = Royal government |commander1 = [[Wat Tyler]]<br>[[John Wrawe]]<br>[[John Ball (priest)|John Ball]]<br>[[William Grindecobbe]] |commander2 = [[Richard II of England|Richard II]]<br>[[William Walworth]]<br>[[Henry le Despenser]] |casualties1 = At least 1,500 |casualties2 = Unknown }} The '''Peasants' Revolt''' was a [[rebellion]] of [[peasant]]s in [[England]], in 1381. It was the biggest rebellion of farmers in [[Middle Ages|medieval]] England. The Peasants' Revolt is also called '''Wat Tyler's Rebellion''', after [[Wat Tyler]], who was a local leader of the peasants in the rebellion. It has also been called the '''Great Rising'''. The causes of the rebellion are unclear today, but there are different candidates: *There was a large [[epidemic]] of the [[Black Death]], which lasted from 1347 to 1353. This reduced the number of workers and caused [[economy|economic problems]]. *To finance [[Hundred Years' War]], the English crown raised [[tax]]es several times within a short period of time. *The [[Centralism|central government]] in London was weak at the time. == Life of peasants == There were two types of peasants: [[serfs]] and free peasants. Serfs were [[Tenant farming|tenant farmers]] who worked without pay for a [[lord]]. In exchange, they got permission to live on the lord's land. They also got protection from the knights living on the lord's [[Manorialism|manor]]. Under [[feudalism]], serfs had