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Peasants' Revolt: Medieval Rebellion (Part 1)
How the Peasants' Revolt began.
(1/2) 1381, England, the world turned upside down as the commoners rise up and dismantle the mechanisms of power. They're angry about taxes, serfdom, about being forcibly kept in their place by corrupt lords...about a lot of stuff. But will they prevail? Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney about how the uprising began.
Edited by Tomos Delargy, produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
All music from Epidemic Sounds.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
