He encouraged them to rebel and demand greater ... helps us to understand how medieval society was organised. There was a big divide between wealthy nobles and peasants. Play the History ...

How an unpopular new tax led to the greatest uprising in the history of Medieval England, the Peasants' Revolt of ... failed because of the murder of the rebel leader Watt Tyler.

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 ...