The revolt of 1381 was the first example of national disturbance in which all participants coalesced around the same issues with the governing power at the time. The revolt sought radical social reform and legal modifications and was spurred by the common people thus in the 19th Century named the “Peasants Revolt” due to chroniclers account of the radicals as rustici. However there was an inclusive element to the event and social range from labourers to village elite to even gentry was witnessed. This means in actuality the term Peasant when used in this event is obsolete and therefore I will use broader language to describe it to truly convey the situation at the time. Despite this commoners like Wat Tyler, Jack Straw and John Balle all held
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The direct result of the high morality in the past few years was a serious demand for labour. To begin with in 1349 there was less capacity for work yet same demand for labour. The workers could demand higher wages and more liberty within their work. As the landlord required labour in order to create capital he had to pay a more significant percent of his profits to his tenants, who were now moving towards the standing of freemen as they demanded higher …show more content…
‘Their bodies should be placed in stocks or led to the nearest gaol, until they show themselves willing to submit and return to their own areas and serve their neighbours’ EXPLAIN
This was met with mounting contempt by the working class thus it began a process of workers disliking the clear social stratification that was occurring. However, how does a working classes distain towards a labour law influence a mass revolt taking place thirty years later?
R.H. Britnell’s direct study of Durham’s feudal reaction to the socio-economic challenges after the Black Death provide a good example of this link, despite no open revolt actually occurring. In Durham the bishop held the ability to request reports from the gentry, who acted as coroners, of fugitive serfs.
Fyrde – bitter
The direct result of the high morality in the past few years was a serious demand for labour. To begin with in 1349 there was less capacity for work yet same demand for labour. The workers could demand higher wages and more liberty within their work. As the landlord required labour in order to create capital he had to pay a more significant percent of his profits to his tenants, who were now moving towards the standing of freemen as they demanded higher …show more content…
‘Their bodies should be placed in stocks or led to the nearest gaol, until they show themselves willing to submit and return to their own areas and serve their neighbours’ EXPLAIN
This was met with mounting contempt by the working class thus it began a process of workers disliking the clear social stratification that was occurring. However, how does a working classes distain towards a labour law influence a mass revolt taking place thirty years later?
R.H. Britnell’s direct study of Durham’s feudal reaction to the socio-economic challenges after the Black Death provide a good example of this link, despite no open revolt actually occurring. In Durham the bishop held the ability to request reports from the gentry, who acted as coroners, of fugitive serfs.
Fyrde – bitter