Jean Froissart, 'On the English Peasants' Revolt'
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- Jean Froissart, 'On the English Peasants' Revolt'
- About the source
- From 'Chroniques' (1369-1400)
- In Book 2, written by 1387
- Book 2 covers years 1377-85
- In Book 2, written by 1387
- From 'Chroniques' (1369-1400)
- Why is he writing this?
- Patrons encouraged his endeavours
- Written at the request of Gui, Count of Blois
- About the source
- From 'Chroniques' (1369-1400)
- In Book 2, written by 1387
- Book 2 covers years 1377-85
- In Book 2, written by 1387
- From 'Chroniques' (1369-1400)
- About the source
- How are the peasants being represented? Why?
- Own revulsion to the peasantry clearly being shown
- 'These bad people in the counties just mentioned'
- 'These wicked men went raging about in a frenzy'
- Were all those rebelling 'peasants'?
- 'These people were uneducated rural folk... 'tied' to the land'
- 'Peasants' revolt is a description that causes some issues
- By late C14th, the economy had become very diverse- growing market economy
- 'Peasants' no longer just tenant farmers- many had jobs and trades
- By C14th, a large number of serfs had been set free, but still had ties with landlords and relied on them for protection
- From Dan Jones, Summer of Blood
- What caused these rebellions?
- 'Began to rebel because...they were held too much in subjection'
- 'Treated like animals...a thing they could no longer endure'
- 'If they worked for their masters, they wanted to have wages for it'
- Wanted end to serfdom
- What is the wider context?
- Questions to consider
- Why were the English agitators so aggrieved, and what did they want to achieve?
- How does the chronicler interpret these events?
- Was this a rural revolt? How significant were urban centres in the course of events?
- Kent, Essex, Sussex, and Bedford saw the most unrest
- March to London- rampaged, vandalised, and murdered
- About the source
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