Peasants Revolt

Prior to the Western rising, also known as the Prayer Book rebellion, England had experienced uprisings. The Amicable Grant uprising in 1525 and the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 are just two examples of monumental uprisings that occurred. In 1549, large swathes of the country (23 counties) were shaken by rebellions. The huge geographical extent of the rebellions made them the most serious, widespread movements of disorder since the Peasants Revolt of 1381. One of the rebellions that posed as a particular threat was the Western rebellion in Devon and Cornwall. Some historians argue that the Western Rising was not a significant threat to royal

The Extent to Which Tudor Rebellions Have Similar Causes Tudor rebellions were caused by one or more of the following factors: dynastic, political, religious, and social and economic. There was an element of both similarity and continuity in the period as most of the rebellions were politically motivated starting with Warbeck’s rebellion in 1491 until the end of the period with Essex’s rebellion in 1601. This displays clear political motives across the period. During the reign of Henry VII, many of the rebellions were dynastically motivated with a series of challenges from pretenders to the throne, Simnel and Warbeck and rebellions due to heavy taxation; Yorkshire and Cornish anti tax riots.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries colonial America experienced a number of rebellions by various groups for a variety of reasons. The protests took place in Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York. Each protest began for a different reason, however, all involved the discontent that some groups underwent in the colonies. Some of the most notable rebellions include Bacon's Rebellion, The Regulator Uprising, Leislor's Rebellion, Culpepper's Rebellion, and the Paxton Boys Uprising.

Nevertheless, this social injustice was the reason that leads to the farmers’ Revolt, seeking to remedy their

Peasants were members of the lowest class, those who work. They were the most common class. They were the millers, blacksmiths, butchers, carpenters, farmers, and other trades people. Peasant women in particular, spent much of their time taking care of children, making clothes, and cooking meals. They also tended gardens, took care of animals by tending chicken, shearing sheep, and milking cows (Cels 16). Within peasants, there were two main groups of people, the serfs and the freemen. Both were employed by the lords. And serfs were people that paid more fees, and had less rights. Freemen on the other hand paid less fees and had more rights than serfs (Noiret). While freemen could leave the manor when at whim, serfs were not allowed to leave

The influence of political factors and change cannot be ignored when weighing up the most significant cause of rebellion throughout the Tudor period. Both in England and Ireland, political unrest was common among all of the Tudor Monarchs meaning it was a consistent factor in all rebellions across the era. The main problems came from self-serving greed, with plans to overthrow the Monarchs in order to position someone who would be in their favour or get rid of corrupt advisors in order to attain more political influence.

During the Early Modern Period (around 1500-1800), the many peasants of Europe rebelled more and more against those in power. Though, by modern standards, rebellion seeks to change and reform a system, peasant rebellions sought to revert to a former status quo or keep the existing system of governance. As the documents show, rebellions’ goals were focused on a fairness towards the mistreated lower class in alignment with their Christian beliefs. The Early Modern Period is a notably violent moment in history, with many wars and bloody uprisings.

In Document 7, Martin Luther condemns the peasants for their actions. He compares them to raging mad dogs. Martin Luther’s response is predictable because the peasants used his ideals to form the base of their revolt. It all stems from his postings of his 95 theses in 1517 and his attack on indulgences. Martin Luther sought protection in princes, so he spoke against the peasants who had rebelled against these princes in order to continue to have protection. In Document 1, Leonhard von Eck also condemns the peasants. He states that they have been led astray by the demands of the Word of God, the gospel, and brotherly

Reports to Duke Albert of Prussia stated how the “authorities have torn out the hair of their subjects,” suggesting that the authoritative response to the revolt was violent, and gives reason as to why the nobility came out victorious in the end (Doc 9). The princes felt the right to serfdom, having “purchased this right for a considerable sum of money,” so the sense of entitlement felt by the nobility to put the peasants under serfdom provided reason for their violent rebuttal (Doc

The peasants in the French Revolution had many un-communicated complaints. The peasants felt they were being taxed too heavily. This was true because the government could not tax the clergy or the nobility, and they needed money. As a result, they raised

Digging a little deeper, it is seen that the peasants’ revolts were in fact influenced by the Black Death. In “A History of Western Society” it is made clear that people were weak and sickly even before the Black Death infected them. “People were already weakened by famine, standards of personal hygiene remained frightfully low, and the urban populace was crowded together. Fleas and body lice were universal affections.” (History, 326). When people are dying from starvation, sickness and the Black Death they tend to fight to remain alive. It is known that a number of peasants’ revolts took place and one of these is recorded by an unknown monk in 1381. The source document called “The Anonimalle Chronicle: The English Peasants’ Revolt”. It delves into the issues around labor shortage because of

In France, the population was separated into three Estates. First, the Clergy, also known as the Catholic Church, “Numbered about 130,000 in a nation of 28 million…and owned about 10 percent of the nation’s land….”2 Second, the Nobles. “ The 300,000 members of the nobility… controlled about 30 percent of the land….” 3 Third, the Peasants, “the third estate included everyone else…Peasants accounted for 80 percent of the French population.” 4 The peasants suffered a lot in this era of unfairness. They worked so hard, at the same time, they didn’t have something to eat. Their daily meal was bread. King Louis XVI for years ignored peasants’ rights, even after he

Before the time where an urge to revolt arose, the wealthy had the power. As part of their power, they had to keep things running smoothly. Unfortunately, their ideas of the world as a better place was making the working class do all the labor and in return giving them the least amount of reward possible so they could take most of the revenue into their own hands. The upper class made decisions for the feeble lower class and then it was up to these unstable people to produce the result desired. As far as the bourgeoisie were concerned, there was not anything wrong in the way they were going about life. This was one of the biggest problems at the time. The bourgeoisie

The peasants would want another form of government for several reasons. One of the reasons is that in feudalism they were the lowest rank in the system some many of the peasants had few rights. Another reason the peasants would want another form of government is that since they were the bottom rank of feudalism they had to work hard, live in places with little insulation and had very unsanitary living conditions even though they did the majority of the work in the kingdom. A third reason is that the peasants were being taxed and controlled by the King and the Catholic Church, so they did not have a lot of freedom. Additionally, the system of law and order was strict and rigid so the peasants were controlled with fear and threats. So it would

When prices got so high that peasants and other third estate citizens couldn't afford food there was an inevitable uprising. The peasantry became a class with the ambition to counteract social inequity and put a stop to escalating food prices. This unrest caused a riot, known as the bread riot, which became a central cause to the French Revolution.