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WorksheetsEvents of the Peasants Revolt
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did the Peasants Revolt take place?
a)
1381
b)
1349
c)
1066
d)
1170
2.
Who was king of England at the time of the Peasants Revolt?
a)
Richard II
b)
John I
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
Henry II
3.
Pick the two English counties where the Peasants Revolt began.
a)
Kent
b)
Essex
c)
Hertfordshire
d)
Cambridgeshire
4.
What was the name of the peasants' leader?
a)
Wat Tyler
b)
Who Tyler
c)
Where Tyler
d)
How Tyler
5.
How many peasants had joined the revolt by the time they reached London?
a)
60000
b)
10000
c)
50
d)
30000
6.
For how many days did the rebels run riot in London?
a)
2 days
b)
1 week
c)
1 month
d)
5 days
7.
Whose palace did the rebels set on fire?
a)
Duke of Lancaster
b)
Duke of Normandy
c)
Duke of York
d)
Duke of Cambridge
8.
Select all of the actions carried out by rebels when they were loose in London.
a)
Government officials attacked
b)
Tax records burned
c)
Freed inmates from prisons
d)
Destroyed houses and manors
9.
Where did the king and his councillors hide out from the rebels?
a)
The Tower of London
b)
Windsor Castle
c)
The Houses of Parliament
d)
Buckingham Palace
10.
Who did the peasants drag out of the Tower and murder whilst King Richard first met with Wat Tyler?
a)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
b)
The Archbishop of York
c)
The Duke of Lancaster
d)
The king's mother
11.
Who killed Wat Tyler in a scuffle, as he met with the king on 15th June?
a)
The Mayor of London
b)
The other rebels
c)
The king himself
d)
The king's brother
12.
How did the Revolt end?
a)
Richard promised he would give the rebels what they wanted - but when they went home, he had them executed
b)
Richard agreed to meet all of the rebels' demands and kept to his word
c)
The peasants charged and killed the king - they were then hunted down and executed by his barons
d)
The peasants all gave up, said they were sorry and went home
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