St Albans played a role in the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381: the peasants, led by a local man William Grindcobbe and Jack Straw, forced their way into the Abbey and demanded a charter for the freedom of St Albans from the Abbot (' Charter of freedom of the villeins of St Alban's forcibly obtained from the Abbot and Convent ', 16 June 1381 ).

* 1381 – Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants ' Revolt on Blackheath.

* 1381 – Peasants ' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.

* 1381 – The Peasants Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.

* 1381 – John Ball, a leader in the Peasants ' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.

In the midst of this commotion came the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

This made it easier for the King to raise an army, but also meant that the bow was a weapon commonly used by rebels during the Peasants ' Revolt.

Lollards first faced serious persecution after the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381.

He was possibly in London during the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

The BBC states that squatting was " a big issue in the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 and again for the Diggers in the 17th Century were peasants who cultivated waste and common land, claiming it as their rightful due " and that squatting was a necessity after the Second World War when so many were homeless.

The introduction of a poll tax in medieval England was the primary cause of the 1381 Peasants ' Revolt.

* Peasants ' Revolt in England

* March – The 1907 Romanian Peasants ' Revolt results in possibly as many as 11, 000 deaths.

* June 12 – Peasants ' Revolt: In England, rebels from Kent and Essex, led by Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, meet at Blackheath.

* June 14 – Peasants ' Revolt: Rebels destroy John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace and storm the Tower of London, killing the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor.

* June 15 – Peasants ' Revolt: During further negotiations, Wat Tyler is murdered by the King's entourage.

It later passed to John of Gaunt but was destroyed in the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381.

The resulting measures angered the peasants, leading to the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

In 1381, during the Peasants ' Revolt, the castle and Archbishop's Palace were sacked, and Archbishop Sudbury was beheaded in London.

As virtual ruler during Richard's minority, he made unwise decisions on taxation that led to the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381, when the rebels destroyed his Savoy Palace in London.

During the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 John of Gaunt was far from the centre of events, on the march of Scotland, but he was among those named by the rebels as a traitor to be beheaded as soon as he could be found.

The Peasants ' Revolt was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe.

Despite its modern name, participation in the Peasants ' Revolt was not confined to serfs or even to the lower classes.

The Community Charge, introduced 600 years after the Peasants ' Revolt, was popularly known as the poll tax ( particularly by its opponents ).

* A contemporary chronicle, the final meeting of King Richard II and the leader of the Peasants ' Revolt, Wat Tyler.

Her husband, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, built a magnificent palace that was burned down by Wat Tyler's followers in the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

Blackheath was a rallying point for Wat Tyler's Peasants ' Revolt of 1381, and for Jack Cade's Kentish rebellion in 1450.

Houses on the bridge were burnt during Wat Tyler's Peasants ' Revolt in 1381 and during Jack Cade's rebellion in 1450.

During the Peasants ' Revolt headed by Wat Tyler in 1381, the rioters, who blamed John of Gaunt for the introduction of the poll tax that had precipitated the revolt, systematically demolished the Savoy and everything in it.

Walsingham is the main authority for the history of England during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, including the Peasants Revolt rising under Wat Tyler in 1381.

Smithfield has a bloody history of executions of heretics and political opponents, including major historical figures such as Scottish patriot William Wallace, Wat Tyler, the leader of the Peasants ' Revolt, and a long series of religious reformers and dissenters.

The end of the Peasants ' Revolt: Wat Tyler killed by Walworth while Richard II watches

The market was used as a meeting place for the peasants in the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 and the revolt's leader, Wat Tyler was killed there after being stabbed by William Walworth, the Mayor of London, and a squire on 15 June 1381.

The Temple was certainly sacked by Wat Tyler and his rebels during the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381, with buildings pulled down and records destroyed.

Jack Straw ( probably the same person as John Rakestraw or Rackstraw ) was one of the three leaders ( together with John Ball and Wat Tyler ) of the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381, a major event in the history of England.

A 15th-century depiction of the death of Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381.

However, during the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381, rebels, led by Wat Tyler, inflamed by opposition to the poll tax promoted by John of Gaunt, systematically demolished the Savoy and everything in it.

The most famous fishmonger is Sir William Walworth, who, as Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1381, ended the Peasants ' Revolt by stabbing the rebel Wat Tyler to death at Smithfield in the presence of King Richard II.

It went back at least to the days of the Peasants ' Revolt ( 1381 ) led by Wat Tyler, because that is when a verse of the Lollard priest John Ball was circulated:

Her husband, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, built a magnificent palace that was burned down by Wat Tyler's followers in the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

In 1381, during the Peasants ' Revolt, it was deliberately destroyed by Wat Tyler's men.

Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants ' Revolt is killed in front of King Richard II.

* Wat Tyler ( 1341 – 1381 ), leader of the Peasants ' Revolt, is reputed to have been born in Brenchley.

During the medieval period, Kent produced several rebellions including the Peasants ' Revolt led by Wat Tyler and later, Jack Cade's rebellion of 1450.

Wat Tyler, of Peasants ' Revolt fame, might well have been a local hero, although three other towns in Kent all claim the same, and there are reasons to doubt the strength of Tyler's connection to Dartford though the existence of a town centre public house named after him could give credence to Dartford's claim though Dartford cannot claim a monopoly on public houses named after Tyler.