The The

Early History of
Hundred
Richard Il. The Years' War continued England
the English people grew during the
long-drawn-out
approve the war with restless and began toreign of
France. The oppose
this time thathigh taxes needed to Parliament refused to
Wat Tyler, a there was a rebellionsupport the war. It was
of the
blacksmith. This was also
Revolt as it was people in 1381 during
led by
an known as the
uprising by farm labourers. Peasants
against the heavy taxes
than 1,00,000 angry and the harsh They revolted
to see the living
peasants marched to London conditions. More
who was king who was
only and demanded
fourteen
to their abandoned by his royal years old then. The
king.
demands. In spite of that advisers, was forced to
concede
more demands. the
The king, who
This peasants continued
eventually led to the murder of Watto make
was now
to
suppress the rebellion.supported by his troops, was Tyler.
revoked and All his
promises to the quickly able
they peasants were
hundred years. continued to be
oppressed for the next two
After the rebellion,
became very Richard tried to rule
without Parliament. He
was forced to unpopular
and the
abdicate and the Dukecountry turned against him. He
of
Henry IV. Lancaster was crowned as
Henry IV did not pay much attention to
he was busy the with France as
fighting small wars with the English war
Henry V revived the Hundred Years' War. He nobles. But his son
at
Agincourt in 1415 and forced the French kingwonto a great victory
regent and heir to the French throne. Soon accept him as
the after Henry V
French refused to died,
The war began once
recognise England' s claim to their throne.
again and the English forces were
in a dramatic turn ofwinning
several victories by 1428.
the French forces, led Suddenly, events,
by a peasant girl, Joan of Arc, defeated the
English at Orléans. With that battle, French successes
The war came to an end in continued.
1453, with the English
city of Calais. holding only the
Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI belonged to the House of
Lancaster which ruled from 1399 to 1461. After
1461, the throne
was
occupied by the House of York till 1485. The Yorkist kings
were Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard II.