Virtual  The Peasants’ Revolt Anniversary Virtual Tour

Walk Times

Day	Walk Type	Start Time	End Time
11 June 2023	Special	7.30 pm	8.30 pm	Summer

Guided by the distinguished emeritus Museum of London archaeologist Kevin Flude

A Virtual Tour  tracking the progress of the Peasants as they take control of London in June of 1381

On the anniversary of the Peasants Revolt we reconstruct the events that shook the medieval world.  In June 1381, following the introduction of the iniquitous Poll Tax, England’s government nearly fell, shaken to the core by a revolt led by working men.  This dramatic tour provides a blow-by-blow, day-by-day account of the Revolt and depicts London in chaos in June 1381.

We meet up with the Peasants in Essex and Canterbury and march with them to  Blackheath, and walk to the River at Greenwich to confront the young King Richard II. Then we march on Southwark and Aldgate, force our way into the City. The King makes concessions by ending serfdom, at Mile End while the peasant’s leaders take the mighty Tower of London and behead the leaders of Richard’s government. Attacks follow on the lawyers in the Temple, the Prior at St. John’s of Jerusalem, Flemish Londoners, and on Lambeth and Savoy Palaces.

The climax of the Revolt comes at Smithfield where a small Royal party confront the 30,000 peasants.

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