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The Peasants Revolt

With respect to the History of the region of Belchamp Walter and Sudbury, The Peasants Revolt of 1381 resulted in the death of Simon of Sudbury.

Simon Theobald, Bishop of London from 1361 to 1375 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1375 until his death on Tower Hill 1381. His body is buried in Canterbury, with a canon ball as his head, and his head was sprited off to Sudbury where it remains today.

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The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of London.

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  • Peasants' Revolt - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Peasants%27_Revolt
  • Simon of Sudbury - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sudbury

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