6.3.2

Short Term Consequences

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Short Term Consequences of the Peasants Revolt

The Peasants Revolt meant that, in the short term, the Lords treated the peasants with more respect. It also led to the deposition of King Richard.

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More respect for peasants

  • The Lords treated the peasants with more respect- they wanted to avoid another rebellion!
  • Peasants often referred to the revolt when negotiating rents with their landlords.
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Effect upon King Richard

  • The Revolt made King Richard proud and over-confident which led to his removal in 1399.
  • As an adult King, he treated his nobles with contempt and rejected many requests from parliament.
  • He was paranoid about rebellion and threats to his authority, which made him deal with any opponents very harshly.
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King Richard deposed

  • In 1399, the nobles rebelled against King Richard's authoritarian rule claiming his actions made him unworthy of being the king.
  • On 1st October, he was deposed and a new king, Henry IV, was crowned king.

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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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