The Medieval Peasants Nearly Ended the English Monarchy
In 1381 English peasants marched on London, breached the Tower, and executed the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The fourteen-year-old king rode out and promised them everything, the end of serfdom, land reform, full amnesty.
They believed him. He revoked every promise within weeks. Their leaders were hanged.
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