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Rising at Brentwood 1381

1381
Essex, England
Also known as: Brentwood tax revolt 1381 · Peasants Revolt Brentwood
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Tax commissioners
Forces
Tax commissioners: c.20–50.
VS
Victor
Essex peasants
Forces
Peasants: c.2,000–4,000
Outcome
Tax collectors driven off; revolt spread rapidly across Essex
The Battle

History & Significance

The confrontation at Brentwood where Essex men drove off the poll-tax collectors was the spark that ignited the Peasants Revolt of 1381.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Rising at Brentwood 1381

The Chapel of St Thomas a Becket
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Slight univallate hillfort 300m west of Calcott Hall Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Old Thorndon Hall and gardens
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Moated site immediately east of Heron Hall
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
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