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Meaning of GREAT REVOLT

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  (English history) a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II
 
 Synonyms: Peasant's Revolt
 
 See Also: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising

 

 

 

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