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- The Black Death killed around 25 million people in Europe. People were scared.
- In 1381, a new poll tax was introduced, the third one in four years. The taxes were needed to fund a war with France.This was the last straw for the peasants who were working hard, for little pay.
- The peasants chose Wat Tyler as their leader. In June, he led more than 60 thousand peasant marched towards London. the gait keepers then let the peasants as they two did not like the rich lords
- The peasants the ruthlessly burnt down the rich peoples houses then all over the cores of England peasant started to revolt
- king Richard the II ran to the tower of London for safety however most of the other royal forces in England were aboard. The Archbishop of Canterbury was then captured and beheaded on tower hill.
- Wat tyler met with the king and the mayor of London but in the middle of the meeting the mayor killed wat! before the rebels could retaliate the king agreed to end serfdom the peasants were then pleased.
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