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| Archbishop of Canterbury Courtenay, William |  |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Arrest Ball, John | |
| June Maidstone Insurgents & free John Ball who had been imprisoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Assassination Appleton, William | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels |
| Assassination Hales, Robert | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels |
| Assassination Legge, John | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels |
| Assassination Lyon, Richard | |
| June London Killed by the peasants |
| Assassination Richard II | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels |
| Assassination Sudbury, Simon | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels |
| Assassination Tyler, Wat | |
| London Killed by Mayor Walworth while peasant rebels negotiate with Richard II in Mile End |
| Chief Justice Tresilian, Robert | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench |
| Death Appleton, William | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Death of John Appleton |
| Death Cavendish, John | |
| London Beheaded by the followers of Jack Straw |
| Death Cavendish, William | |
| Death of John Cavendish |
| London Executed by the followers of Jack Cade |
| Death Hales, Robert | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Death of Robert Hales |
| Death Legge, John | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Death of John Legge |
| Death Mortimer, Edmund | |
| Kells Death of Edmund Mortimer, gives the House of York the claim to the English throne |
| Death Sudbury, Simon | |
| 14th June Tower Hill Death of Simon Sudbury |
| Death Tyler, Wat | |
| London Death of Wat Tyler |
| London Killed by Mayor Walworth when the rebels negotiate with Richard II in Mile End |
| Execution of Cavendish Cavendish, John | |
| London Beheaded by the followers of Jack Straw |
| Execution of Cavendish Cavendish, William | |
| Executed by the followers of Jack Cade |
| Invasion of England Richard II | |
| Isle of Wight French incursion reaches Newport on the Isle of Wight |
| Lord Chancellor Courtenay, William | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| Marriage Burley, Simon | |
| London Negotiates the marriage between Richard II & Anne of Bohemia |
| Marriage Henry IV | |
| 10th Feb Arundel Marries Mary of Bohun, daughter of the Earl of Hereford |
| Marriage Mary of Bohun | |
| 10th Feb Arundel Daughter of the Earl of Hereford, marries Henry IV |
| Master of the Scrolls Waltham, John de | |
| London Appointed Master of the Scrolls |
| Peace Richard II | |
| Accompanies Chief Justice Tresilian around the country to enforce the ruleof law |
| Publication Wycliffe, John | |
| Publication of, "Confessio", open publication of this "heretical" work |
| Raby Castle Neville, John | |
| Raby Castle Begins the construction of Raby Castle |
| Rebellion Brembre, Nicholas | |
| 15th June London Supports Richard II against Tyler's mob in London & is later knighted at Smithfield |
| Rebellion John of Gaunt | |
| Savoy Palace Makes some unwise decisions on taxation that led to the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381, during which the rebels destroy his Savoy Palace in London |
| Rebellion Richard II | |
| 1st June Brentwood 3 jurors are killed as a commission of enquiry attempts to overcome poll tax evasion |
| Reform Belknap, Robert | |
| 1st June Brentwood Heads an enquiry into why the poll tax is not being paid, at Brentwood it is attacked |
| Siege of Canterbury Tyler, Wat | |
| 10th June Canterbury Watt Tyler is chosen as the rebel leader |
| Siege of Dartford Tyler, Wat | |
| 4th June Dartford Begins the revolt by leading a poll tax attack on Dartford |
| Siege of London Lancaster | |
| June London 100.000 from Kent & Essex march on London |
| June London Richard's council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion |
| June London The peasants demand an end to servitude & wish to be able to rent land |
| June London The revolt is precipitated by the poll tax raised for a war against France |
| 13th June Savoy Palace His Palace is destroyed during while he is away negtiating with the Scots |
| Siege of London Legge, John | |
| June London Had devised the poll tax which provoked rebellion |
| Siege of London Richard II | |
| June London 100.000 men from Essex & Kent march on London |
| June London Richard's council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion |
| 13th June Greenwich Peasants wait to meet Richard II, they have no arguement with him but he turns back |
| 13th June Tower of London Arranges to meet the crowd the next day |
| 13th June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower & addresses the crowd in the Green |
| 13th June Tower of London The Peasant's revolt reaches the Tower of London |
| 14th June Mile End Peasants demand rents of 4d an acre per year |
| 14th June Mile End Peasants demand the heads of Chancellor Sudbury, Treasurer Hales & John of Gaunt |
| 14th June Mile End Promises to meet demands & allow peasants to rent land at 4d per acre |
| 14th June Mile End Rides out from the Tower to negotiate, agrees to freedom of contract of labour |
| 14th June Mile End Rides to Mile End where rebels demand the abolition of serfdom |
| 14th June Tower Green Promises to grant a pardon but most of the rebels continue their destruction |
| 14th June Tower of London Peasants break into the Tower of London & execute, among others, Simon Sudbury |
| 15th June Smithfield After Tyler is killed his followers are pardoned, the revolt lasted less than a week |
| 15th June Smithfield Confronts Tyler who makes further demands, he is then cut down |
| 15th June Smithfield Summons the rebels & meets Watt Tyler who is killed by Walworth during negotiations |
| 2nd July Chelmsford Revokes the pardons given to the rebels |
| Siege of London Simon of Sudbury | |
| June Lambeth Palace The Archbishop's palace is attacked & the chancery records are burned |
| June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower of London |
| Siege of London Straw, Jack | |
| 13th June London Arrives from Essex at the head of a band of insurgents |
| Siege of London Tyler, Wat | |
| 12th June Blackheath Essex rebels reach the Mile End & Kentish rebels reach Blackheath |
| 13th June City of London Rbels attack John of Gaunt's palace at the Savoy |
| 13th June City of London Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower |
| 13th June Southwark Unable to cross the River at Greenwich peasants attack St Mary's, Southwark |
| 13th June Tower of London Rebels attack John of Gaunt's palace at the Savoy |
| 13th June Tower of London Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower |
| 14th June Mile End Despite the King's promises & the dispersal of the peasants Tyler remains in London |
| 14th June Mile End Richard II agrees to meet Tyler the following day at Smithfield |
| 15th June London Bridge The head of Wat Tyler replaces that of Sudbury on London Bridge |
| 15th June Mile End Demands the end of Lords hip, abolition of bishoprics & confiscation of Church land |
| 15th June Smithfield Confronts Richard II & makes further demands, he is cut down |
| Siege of London Walworth, William | |
| 14th June Mile End Accompanies Richard II on his ride out of the Tower to negotiate with the rebels |
| 15th June Smithfield Accompanies Richard II to Smithfield & raises reinforcements |
| 15th June Smithfield When the rebellion is ended that day Walworth is knighted |
| Siege of Maidstone Ball, John | |
| June Maidstone Insurgents & free John Ball who had been imprisoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Siege of Maidstone Tyler, Wat | |
| June Maidstone Helps free John Ball & becomes the rebellion's leader |
| 7th June Maidstone Tyler is chosen as the rebel's leader |
| Siege of Newport Richard II | |
| Isle of Wight French incursion reaches Newport on the Isle of Wight |
| Siege of Rochester Richard II | |
| 6th June Rochester Insurgents from Graves end storm Roches ter Castle & free it's prisoners |
| Siege of Rochester Tyler, Wat | |
| 6th June Rochester Leads an attack on Roches ter |
| Siege of Savoy Palace John of Gaunt | |
| Savoy Palace Makes some unwise decisions on taxation that led to the Peasants ' Revolt in 1381, during which the rebels destroy his Savoy Palace in London |
| Siege of St Albans Straw, Jack | |
| St Albans The peasants rise against the Abbey of St Albans & march on London under Jack Straw |
| Succession Mortimer, Edmund | |
| Kells Death of Edmund Mortimer, gives the House of York the claim to the English throne |
| Treaty of Guerande, 2nd John IV of Brittany |  |
| Brittany Regains the Duchy of Brittany |
| Trial Ball, John | |
| 4th July St Albans Richard II presides over the tribunal at which John Ball is condemned to death |
| Trial Richard II | |
| 4th July St Albans Richard II presides over the tribunal at which John Ball is condemned to death |
| Trial Tresilian, Robert | |
| London Tries rebels of the Peasant's revolt & sentences some of them to death |
| Warden Scottish Border Neville, John | |
| Appointed Warden of the Scottish Border |
