Peasants' Revolt Story Worksheet - The Day After - E2BN

Peasants' Revolt StoryWorksheetWrite your answers to the questions about thediscussions in the gaps below.Discussion 1.Question 1 ­ Whose house did they break into?Question 2 ­ What sort of things were in there?Question 3 ­ Why were they angry?Question 4 ­ What was the name of their leader?Question 5 ­ Where in the church were the 'expensive things' they talked about?Question 6 ­ How much did they say the silver candlestick was worth?

Discussion 2 .Question 1 ­ Where was Owen's Tavern located?Question 2 ­ What did Own say of the peasants' behaviour?Question 3 ­ What town did the peasants end up at?Question 4 ­ Whose house did they attack?Question 5 ­ Who did they say was "the third most powerful manin England"?Question 6 ­ What was the name of the tax he was enforcing?Question 7 ­ How much did they say the sword was worth?

Discussion 3.Question 1 ­ What was the name of the man who seized John of Cavendish?Question 2 ­ What was the name of the lady who kicked the object away?Question 3 ­ Where had her sister travelled down from?Question 4 ­ What weapon was used to kill the man?Question 5 ­ What did the man who lifted up the dead man's head say?Discussion 4.Question 1 ­ Where did John of Cambridge flee to?Question 2 ­ What did the guide who betrayed him pretend he was going for?Question 3 ­ Where was John taken to before he was beheaded?Question 4 ­ How many blows of the axe did it take?Question 5 ­ What did the axeman put the head on?

Discussion 5.Question 1 ­ What did the lady say the monks had been taking from them?Discussion 6.Question 1 ­ Whose army were the soldiers part of?Question 2 ­ Where had the soldiers marched from?Question 3 ­ How much tax did each person have to pay?Question 4 ­ Did the rich people have to pay more than the poor ones?Question 5 ­ Who was it who sent out the poll taxers?Question 6 ­ How much did the lady say the town was fined?

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