Richard II meeting with the Rebels of the Peasants' Revolt 1381

Richard II meeting with the Rebels of the Peasants’ Revolt 1381 IMG

The illustration shows the meeting of the English King Richard II (1367–1400) with the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England. Tensions generated by the plague in the 1340s, high taxes resulting from the Hundred Years' War with France and instable leadership in the area of London all contributed to the causes for the revolt.

Jean Froissart (ca. 1337–ca. 1410), Richard II meeting with the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, manuscript, in: Froissart, Jean: Chroniques sire Jehan Froissart, date and place of publication unknown; digital copy: Bibliothèque nationale de France, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8438605h/f336.item, public domain.