1 Why were the peasants so angry? 2. What happened in the peasants revolt? • Since the Black Death wages had been going up. However in • In 1379 and 1380 taxes go up to 12 pence to cover the King’s war. 1351 there was a new law which said wages had to go back People cannot afford this and hide from tax collectors. down. • England was at war with France, which cost a lot of money. This • In 1381 new tax collectors are sent to communities to collect the caused taxes to increase. money and will punish anyone who was hiding. This caused peasants to revolt. • The King had just introduced a poll tax which many peasants could not afford to pay. • Three judge’s clerks were beheaded when trying to punish villagers. • When Richard 2nd became king he was only 10 years old and his • The peasants burnt down their lords’ manor houses and killed their advisors were not popular. owners. • Thousands of peasants marched towards London. Wat Tyler is their 3. War of the Roses timeline 4 Key battles in the War leader. of the Roses • The peasants execute Lord Sudbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lancastrians Yorkists They meet the king who promises to do as they ask. Henry VI • The Battle of St Albans 1422-1461 Start fighting against Henry when (22 May 1455) he went mad in 1453 • Wat Tyler is stabbed by the Mayor of London and then executed. The Edward IV • The Battle of Wakefield King sends soldiers to burn the rebel villages. 1461-1470 (30 December 1460) 5. Houses in the War Henry VI 1470 • The Battle of Towton • The two sides were called the House of York (Yorkists) and the House of Edward IV (29 March 1461) Lancaster (Lancastrians). They each had their own symbols. 1471-1483 Defeated Henry in battle and ruled until he died. Sent • The Battle of Henry to the Tower of London, where he was murdered. Tewkesbury (4 May Edward V 1483 1471) When his father died, Edward was only 12. His uncle Richard, took over the country instead. • The Battle of Bosworth Richard III Field (22 August 1485) 1483-1485 Richards nephew (Edward V) and his little brother were sent to the Tower of London where they disappeared, never to be seen again. Many historians say they were murdered.