Tag: Serfdom

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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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3rd March 1861: Tsar Alexander II signs the Emancipation Manifesto

3rd March 2020
Tagged as: Alexander II, Emancipation, Russia, Serfdom, Tsar

Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the Emancipation Manifesto.