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Remember, there is no class on Monday.
Anominale Chronicle (ca. 1380s); Roberts, pp. 175-179 [student-led discussion]
1) What were the factors that led the peasants to revolt? What were the social and economic problems at the time and how did they exacerbate the situation?
2) Was the revolt planned or spontaneous?
3) How did they gain support?
4) Was the revolt confined to London?
5) What was King Richard's response to the revolt?
6) If the peasants were fighting in Richard's name, why did he sway to the side of the Lords?
7) What was the fate of the archbishop during the revolution and why?
8) Were the king's measures effective at quelling the revolt?
9) Did the peasants achieve their goals?
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