1. MATI LEPIKSON 12.2014 THE PLANTAGENETS – RICHARD II & THE PEASANTS’ REVOLT

2. RICHARD II (RICHARD OF BORDEAUX) From June 21, 1377 to September 30, 1399 Father: Edward, the Black Prince; mother: Joan, Countess of Kent; grandfather: Edward III No diplomatic/political skills Unpopular Good – looking 1381 – the Peasant’s Revolt Starved to death in 1400

3. Ben Whishaw as Richard II, in “The Hollow Crown”

4. THE PEASANTS’ REVOLT June, 1381 Causes: Political tensions Socio-economic tensions High taxes Instability Lasted for 4 weeks Wat Tyler Peasants took control of London Richard II grants the demands, later retreats 1,500 fatalities Death of Wat Tyler

5. CHRONOLOGY John Bampton escapes Wat Tyler & his men advance to Canterbury March on the capital Richard II issued charters Wat Tyler dies Suppression Executions Richard II retreats from his promises From Jean Froissart’s Chronicles

6. March on the capital

7. SOURCES http://spartacus- educational.com/YALDchronology.htm http://spartacus- educational.com/YALDchronology.htm Wikipedia Google Google Photos “British History” by Merike Saar & Riina Kuuskor

8. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Modern conception of the Peasants’ Revolt