6.3.1

Immediate Consequences

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Immediate Consequences of the Peasants Revolt

The immediate consequences of the Peasants Revolt were that the rebels were hanged, priests were persecuted and royal advisors fired. The government also reduced their involvement in foreign wars.

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Rebels hanged

  • Hundreds of rebels were hanged, including John Ball.
  • By November 1381, at least 1500 rebels had been killed.
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Persecution of priests

  • The government violently persecuted the Lollards.
  • The Lollards were the group of priests which John Ball had been a part of.
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Royal advisors fired

  • Some royal advisors were fired as they were the ones the rebels had blamed for the bad decisions the government had made.
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War and taxation

  • The government realised they would not be able to raise any further taxes to pay for the war with France.
  • They decided to slowly reduce their involvement in foreign wars.

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1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

2Worldviews

3The Empire of Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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