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Peasants Revolt — Suppression in Essex — Colchester 1381

1381
Essex, England
Also known as: Essex suppression 1381 · Colchester after Peasants Revolt
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Essex rebels
Forces
Essex rebel remnants
VS
Victor
Crown
Forces
Royal commissioners and local forces
Outcome
Essex rebellion suppressed by royal forces in July 1381; executions carried out at Colchester and across the county; pardons granted to most
The Battle

History & Significance

The Essex suppression was systematic and exemplary; Richard II famously said he would not free the serfs; the legal basis of villeinage was explicitly confirmed

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Peasants Revolt — Suppression in Essex — Colchester 1381

Balkerne Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Site of pre-Roman settlement
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Town ditch
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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