Tag: Black Death

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30th May 1381: Outbreak of the Peasants’ Revolt in England

30th May 2020
Tagged as: Black Death, Economy, England, Hundred Years War, Peasant, Peasants' Revolt, Plague, Poll Tax, Richard II, Serfdom, Tax

The Peasants’ Revolt was triggered when John Bampton arrived in Essex to investigate non-payment of the poll tax.

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9th January 1349: Jews massacred in Basel during the Black Death persecutions

9th January 2020
Tagged as: Anti-Semitism, Basel, Black Death, Judaism, Plague, Rhine, Switzerland

The Jewish population of Basel were massacred amidst accusations that they were responsible for causing the Black Death.