Piers Plowman and the Great Uprising of 1381

By Kathryn Walton

Medievalists.net

The Great Uprising of 1381 saw a group of dissatisfied peasants and their supporters march on London with demands that the king abolish serfdom and a new poll tax. The revolt remains one of the most widespread insurrections in English history, and it was inspired, in part, by the famous medieval poem Piers Plowman.

The Great Uprising of 1381 is the most significant popular uprising to take place in medieval England. Also called the Peasants’ Revolt, the event took place in the months of May and June 1381...

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