# English Peasants’ Revolt
Powerful Historic Family Dynasties that Are Rotten to the Core
The Kochs are modern America’s most influential dynasty. Their paterfamilias, Fred C. Koch, was a founding member of the John Birch Society, an anti-communist ultraconservative advocacy group associated with radical and far-right…
Riots and Civil Unrest that Shook History
Today, most people live in societies where the power of the state is omnipresent, and the rule of law is…
12 Facts on the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 that Reveal the Explosive Truth
We all know about the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, right? No? Well, this is the story of a country divided…
The Bloody History of the Plantagenet Dynasty in 10 Events
"From the Devil we sprang, and to the Devil we shall return" - king Richard the Lionheart, referring to his…
The Unexpected Reason for England’s First Major Violent Revolution
Late fourteenth century England was not a pleasant place to be. The Black Death had swept the nation a few…
When the Lower Class Fights Back: 12 of History’s Greatest Peasant Revolts
Most people today grew up and live in societies in which concepts such as egalitarianism and equal treatment before the…
The Strength of the Streets: The 12 Most Important Protests in Human History
As long as there have been governments, there have been protests against them. From the earliest days of human history,…
Breaking the Chains: 9 Pivotal Slave Rebellions From Ancient Times to the 19th Century
The institution of slavery is as old as civilization itself. Wherever and whenever people have been kept in bondage some…