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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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