black death

• 75 million people died of the Black death
• 50% of europe's population was wiped out.
• 1500 people were executed after the peasants revolt including John Ball.
• 70 years after the revolt peasants began to gain better rights.
• The Black Death led to an increase in wages as there weren’t enough workers left to do jobs.
• who was John ball

  John Ball was a priest who preached equality during the peasants revolt. 
• who was Richard II

  the king during the time of the Peasants revolt.
• who was John of Gaunt

  the kings uncle who ruled on his behalf
• who is Simon Sudbury

  Archbishop of canterbury
• who is Watt Tyler?

  the leader of the peasants revolt
• Black death originated from mongolia, it first arrived in Europe to sicily
• black death travelled by ships and was spread by fleas and carried on rats
• why were the peasants unhappy?

  Because they paid a month wage in poll tax and attacked the tax collectors in Fobbing
• 1347-1351 - the black death in Europe
• 1381 - the peasants revolt
• June 1381 - John Ball freed from Maidstone prison
• 13th June 1381 - rebels burn down John of Gaunts house.
• 13th June 1381 - rebels burn down John of Gaunts house.
• 14th June 1381 - rebels kill Simon Sudbury.
• 15th June - King John met with rebels at Smithfield and a truce was agreed.
• black death

  a pandemic ranged between 1347-1351
• plague

  A bacteria diasese that caused a huge death toll
• what is the feudal system

  A social and political system whereby land was given in return for loyalty and taxes.
• what is immigration

  the movent of people
• villein

  a free commoner/feudal tenant
• what is poll tax

  a tax that everyone must give to th king for something specific
• what is statue of labourers

  reduced  peasants wages to pre-black death amounts. 
• what is revolt

  refusing to be controlled or ruled