Causes Of the Peasants Revolt

• (Long Term) John Ball went around challenging old orders of society and was imprisoned many times
• (Long Term) the Church became unpopular because they believed in pre plague conditions
• (Long term) The hundred years war
• (Long Term) the Rich increasing food prices as this caused hunger and discontent
• (Short Term) The villagers of Fobbing refused to pay and marched to king Richard
• (Short Term) Wat Tyler became the leader of the revolt in 7th of June in Rochester where he became leader
• (Short Term) The poll tax was introduced as the constant losses against France reuqired financial aid
• The first poll tax was introduced in 1377
• The first poll tax was 1 groat which equated to 2 days of work for peasants.
• The second poll tax was introduced in 1379
• The rate of the second poll tax was less for the poor and more for the rich
• The third tax was introduced in 1381.
• The rate of the third tax was 3 groat per person which was 2 weeks of work for peasants.
• By the third tax 450,000 people disappeared from tax records