End of feudalism chart11/4/2022 ![]() (5)Īlthough initially it failed to achieve its aim, the Peasants' Revolt was an important event in English history. John Ball refused and he was hanged, drawn and quartered on 15th July, 1381. He was proud to stand before them and testify to his revolutionary faith." He was sentenced to death, but William Courtenay, the Bishop of London, granted a two-day stay of execution in the hope that he could persuade Ball to repent of his treason and so save his soul. "He denied nothing, he freely admitted all the charges without regrets or apologies. He was taken to St Albans to stand trial. The king's officials were instructed to look out for John Ball. Morton, the author of A People's History of England (1938) has pointed out: "The promises made by the king were repudiated and the common people of England learnt, not for the last time, how unwise it was to trust to the good faith of their rulers." (4) (2)Īpparently the king stated: "Serfs you are and serfs you will remain." Parliament met in November, 1381, and one of its first acts was to pass an act of indemnity for those men who had put people to death without due form of law. ![]() ![]() For example, John Shirley was executed for having declared in a tavern that he thought John Ball was a true and worthy man. This did not only happen to those who took part in the rebellion. by a number of grisly and extraordinary cruel means". Dan Jones, the author of Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt (2009) claims that peasants were killed in "their thousands. Those people named as ringleaders were then executed. Of these, 27 came from the village of Fobbing where the revolt started. This they agreed to do, and instructions were given for the arrest of 145 peasants. At each village, the people were told that no harm would come to them if they named the people in the village who had encouraged them to join the rebellion. King Richard II with a large army began visiting the villages that had taken part in the rebellion. They then fled to Huntingdon but the towns people there chased them off to Ramsey Abbey where twenty-five were slain. The remaining rebels fled to Colchester, where they tried in vain to persuade the towns-people to support them. ![]() It is believed that over 500 peasants were killed during the battle. The king's army was experienced and well-armed and the peasants were easily defeated. A battle between the peasants and the King's army took place near the village of Billericay on 28th June. The feudal system can be very confusing if it isn't properly organized.After the killing of Wat Tyler at the end of the Peasants' Revolt, an army, led by Thomas of Woodstock, John of Gaunt's younger brother, was sent into Essex to crush the rebels. The peasants could keep some of their items that they produce. Peasants have to live in a manor, a house of a knight, to work for knights but for exchange they get protection. If they have enough fiefs knights could be lords themselves. Knights have to be paid in fiefs or land, since all their equipment is so expensive. Knights served both lords (kings and queens) and nobles, for exchange of lands. ![]() They also have to give shelter and foods to the lords every time they have to visit. The vassals have more responsibilities they have to give money to the lord every time there is a special occasion. The lords are responsible for their vassals (nobles), but if the lords break their responsibilities the nobles can break ties with them. The nobles were vassals of the kings and queens. To able to protect themselves lords built castle, but the castle aren't built with stones but in wood. Kings and queens are all lords of every people in their nation. Everybody, from peasants to kings is in the feudal system. Feudalism is a system of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals. ![]()
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