The Peasants' Revolt, Wat Tyler's Rebellion, or the Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of England. Tyler's Rebellion was not only the most extreme and widespread insurrection in English history but also the best-documented popular rebellion to have occurred during medieval times. The names of some of its leaders, John Ball, Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, are still familiar in popular culture, although little is known of them.
The revolt later came to be seen as a mark of the beginning of the end of serfdom in medieval England, although the revolt itself was a failure. It increased awareness in the upper classes of the need for the reform of feudalism in England and the appalling misery felt by the lower classes as a result of their enforced near-slavery.
POINT OF DIVERGENCE.
Wat Tyler is joined by many more peasents from south east England including many veteren soldiers from the 100 year war (which some did in OTL), when Richard II and his cabinet meet Wat Tyler and his rebels at Smithfield Wat Tyler does not go forward to meet the King and the tense encounter turns nasty, The Peasents chage the King and his men while arrows from the Bowman rain down on the Kings entourage.
The King, The Mayor of London and the others with them are mown down and slaughterd by the Peasents.
On The Afternoon of 14 June, 1381 Richard II is dead as is his cabinet and the Rebels are in control of the City of London.
Wat Tyler decleres that Feudalism is over in England and that there shell be no more Aristocracy from this day on.
John Ball is made Arch-Bishop of Cantabury.
Where does it go from here?.
The revolt later came to be seen as a mark of the beginning of the end of serfdom in medieval England, although the revolt itself was a failure. It increased awareness in the upper classes of the need for the reform of feudalism in England and the appalling misery felt by the lower classes as a result of their enforced near-slavery.
POINT OF DIVERGENCE.
Wat Tyler is joined by many more peasents from south east England including many veteren soldiers from the 100 year war (which some did in OTL), when Richard II and his cabinet meet Wat Tyler and his rebels at Smithfield Wat Tyler does not go forward to meet the King and the tense encounter turns nasty, The Peasents chage the King and his men while arrows from the Bowman rain down on the Kings entourage.
The King, The Mayor of London and the others with them are mown down and slaughterd by the Peasents.
On The Afternoon of 14 June, 1381 Richard II is dead as is his cabinet and the Rebels are in control of the City of London.
Wat Tyler decleres that Feudalism is over in England and that there shell be no more Aristocracy from this day on.
John Ball is made Arch-Bishop of Cantabury.
Where does it go from here?.