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Year 7 · History · Medieval life · Lesson 4

The Peasants' Revolt, 1381

The Peasants' Revolt of 1381: long-term causes (Black Death, Statute of Labourers, villeinage, John Ball), the poll tax trigger, events, and results.

Whiteboard video lesson: The Peasants' Revolt, 1381

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Explain the causes of the revolt
  • Distinguish short and long-term causes
  • Describe the events of 1381
  • Evaluate the revolt's results

The method

  1. List.
  2. Long-term.
  3. Short-term.
  4. Combine.

Key words: Peasants' Revolt, poll tax, Wat Tyler, Richard II, Statute of Labourers, villein.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

When was the Peasants' Revolt?

  1. Step 1: 1381

Answer: 1381

Question 2

What tax triggered the revolt?

  1. Step 1: P...

Answer: the poll tax

Question 3

What was a poll tax?

  1. Step 1: Head

Answer: a tax on every person