King Richard II. Some peasants felt that such a young king could be pressurised into making changes that would improve their lives. The trigger for the revolt came in May 1381. A tax collector ...

(2/2) A boy King, a rebel army, and the first ever execution at Tower Hill. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story of two days in the summer of 1381 when rebels took control of London and King ...

McConaughey is reportedly slated to play one of the leaders of the rebellion; the casting reports don’t name names, ...

In 1381 the Peasants' Revolt broke out against the poll tax and Richard ... The Latin inscription around the ledge of the tomb can be translated: Sage and elegant, lawfully Richard II, conquered by ...

In 1381, when oppressive taxation ignited the so-called Peasants’ Revolt, Richard met the malcontents ... Widely regarded as temperamentally unfit to rule, Richard II was nonetheless a ...

Set against the backdrop of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, ’The Rage’ delves into a period marked by severe taxation and ...

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system ...

The film is set to take place during the Peasants’ Revolt, a major uprising that took ... before being killed by forces loyal to King Richard, though this is unconfirmed). CAA Media Finance ...

who spearheaded the uprising before meeting a tragic end at the hands of forces loyal to King Richard II, accoring to Deadline. Set against the backdrop of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, 'The Rage ...