As a professor of medieval Europe, I’ve taught the bubonic plague, and how it contributed to the English Peasant Revolt of 1381. Now that America is experiencing widespread unrest in the midst of its ...

In 1381, thousands of English peasants rose up in one of the most dramatic uprisings of the Middle Ages. But what drove them to revolt? In this video, we break down the causes – from crushing taxes to ...

Set during the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, The Uprising follows Wat Tyler (played by Garfield), a humble farmer who becomes the unexpected leader of a large-scale rebellion against the crown ...