1380s facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1350s 1360s 1370s – 1380s – 1390s 1400s 1410s
Years:	1380 1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

June 12– Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels from Kent and Essex, led by Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, meet at Blackheath. There the rebels are encouraged by a sermon by renegade priest John Ball.
June 14– Peasants' Revolt: Rebels destroy John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace and storm the Tower of London, killing the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor. King Richard II of England meets the leaders of the revolt and agrees to reforms such as fair rents and the abolition of serfdom.
June 15– Peasants' Revolt: During further negotiations, Wat Tyler is murdered by the King's entourage. Noble forces subsequently overpower the rebel army. The rebel leaders are eventually captured and executed and Richard II revokes his concessions.