The Untold Story Of The 1381 Peasants Revolt | Peasants Revolt | Timeline

Published 2018-03-03
Tony Robinson explores the major uprising across large parts of England in 1381; it's origins, motives and aftermath.

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All Comments (21)
  • @rpnvg
    There is just something so comfy about any historical documentary that is 15+ years old. I loved this.
  • @ARtandSoul998
    I didn't fall in love with history until I was an adult because at my secondary school it was sooo boring and dull, Tony has been my go to for all his documentaries and Time Team too which I have watched for decades. Thank you Tony, you are a legend when it comes to English History!
  • @bulletsdodger
    Tony Robinson mentioned a couple of times 'what you would of learned at school'. This got me thinking back to my childhood. Well can you believe, between 1988 and 1992 at a secondary school in Milton Keynes where I had the misfortune of going, they didn't do history lessons or have any proper history teachers. They did humanities gcse which was taught appallingly, but no gcse history for the kids back then. I remember doing a little about castles in middle school, not very much at all. But all I can say is thank god for history programmes on tv, history books my parents had and Tony Robinson himself. 👍👏
  • @perceblue3976
    A wonderful documentary. I was born in Dagenham, Essex and knew nothing about this historical event of my English history. Thank you Tony Robinson.
  • @crashrr2993
    My father missed the last train from Maidstone to Canterbury on Christmas Eve. Undeterred, he walked... His journey started at about 7:30pm and he arrived in Canterbury at about 8:30am on Christmas Day. He was 72 years old and was carrying a suitcase. He said it was an amazing experience to finally walk the Pilgrims’ Way!
  • @callumbyrne3692
    Tony Robinson is the only non Historian who got me in love with History. I also thank Time Team too. I could happily sit in a room with a cup of tea and listen to Tony talk about history for hours. Cheers Tony
  • @annlong1426
    It’s time for history to repeat itself because politicians never learn
  • "The Hundred Year War was beginning to drag on" - only Tony Robinson could deliver that line & not bat an eyelid.
  • @Dwumper
    I love the casual style of this documentary. Just casually buying coffee while explaining the peasants revolt. It feels like taking a walk with a history professor.
  • This video is not only timely (Feb 2022 - Canadian protests) but a brilliantly reconstructed (minus the massacres) telling of the uprising. A sobering examination of the levers of power and the mechanisms which push people over the edge. We are never far from barbarism, despite the patina of civilisation.
  • @anteandrovic
    great story, great to presentation. Here in Croatia. For similar reasons, the peasants revolt happened in 1573, cruelly put down by the ruling Austrian monarchy. The evolution of human consciousness... is so painfully slow.
  • @roberw1912
    Tony Robinson genuinely loves history and has a flair for presenting programs from a working class viewpoint. I guess it started with Baldrick in Blackadder.
  • @LexiLovesYouXO
    It’s pretty awesome that they made this, shows how all people truly can make a change.
  • @moosemaster96
    They dont teach you about the peasants revolt at school! This blew my mind. Id never even heard of it before. Love Tony Robinson. Makes history so engaging! 🎉
  • @robinm3524
    Tony Robinson never seems to disappoint... I've been watching time team for the past year and now and again I'll come across the documentary like this. I saw the one about Robin Hood and braveheart 👍
  • @flyingcloud9253
    What a great history lesson.....What we ALL need more of is HISTORY. What was going on in 1381 is the reason we need to take heed in 2019. The peasants were the pawns for the Rich and the Mighty.
  • I love how when Tony enters the Cathedral of Canterbury he is shouting and completely oblivious to all the concerned faces.
  • @SARHistories
    There’s nothing like a good revolt to give those that govern up a kick up the old backside. Great documentary 👍