How was the Peasants’ Revolt significant?

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Kat O'Connor
How was the Peasants’ Revolt significant?
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Middle Ages c.410-1450: Peasants’ Revolt
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Concepts and methods
Significance

This lesson is the final part of a four-lesson scheme of work on the Peasants’ Revolt. It is designed to help students apply significance criteria effectively to the consequences of the Peasants’ Revolt in order to make a substantiated judgement. They also categorise the consequences of the Peasants' Revolt as political, social or cultural.

Find the other lessons in the scheme:

1. The Peasants' Revolt: what was it?

2. Would the Peasants' Revolt have happened without the Black Death?

3. Evaluating sources on the Peasants' Revolt

An extract from the resource:

Task 2: Significance criteria

Historians judge the significance of people and events in the past in several different ways. This allows them to come to a supported judgement. We are going to use these criteria:

  • Turning point: did it change the course of events? Did people act differently as a result?
  • Long-lasting: how long did the consequences continue to affect people?
  • Deep impact: did the consequences deeply affect people’s lives?

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