h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Peasants Revolt The Shadow Of 1381 - A20019584
Author: Bob Stafford (Keeper of The Treacle Shadow) - U3151547

Pleae review

Quick Bob, put your acceptance of the Challenge in here A1293365

I thought I had

PS what do you think lil

It's very interesting. You have a lot of content in there.

There's a number of spelling errors and typo's.. but they will be ironed

One thing I did see as I clicked on the PR link was that you gave a figure to the deaths in the Black Death. I've studied this and I can tell you that estimates vary widely.

Yes agreed I am just trying an estimate for Europe, your opinion would be very welcome.

Bob...

I don't know figures, sorry Bob, I just think you should make it clear that we can't really be sure how many people died.

I'll read the rest soon; I still owe you comments on your other entry too.

Please advise then shall I go with thes figures as they appear to represent the high and low extremes in the referances that I have managed to find (though not extensive 9 in total) seem to be the acepted norms.

Bob...

Can you not just say something like "The Black Death killed a substantial proportion of Europe's population"? No one disputes that.

Pplease have a look at what I did do, if you hate it I will use.

The Black Death killed a substantial proportion of Europe's population

if you think it better.

Bob...

Nah, what you have now is fine.

Thanks for the vote and the tip to correct the item


Bob...

No problem.

Will return to this when I have more time.

Just a thought: they are some parallels between the Peasant's Revolt and hoo-ha about Thatcher's poll tax. But I'm not an expert on either.

< F150575?thread=3902423 > Challenge Thread

I have added a bit about the 1990 poll tax riot for balance, please comment.


Bob...

"The rich had the advantage of chivalry to protect them"

What are they being protected from? Chivalry did nothing to protect one from plague...

The chivalry protected them during war.

If you were poor in the army and a knight turned up, the knight would probably kill you. If you were rich, the knight would usually capture you, claim your armour, then sell you back to your family (alive) for a (hopefully) large pot of cash.

OK,

I,ve had another read through and here's another couple of suggestions...

“The Peasants' the Revolt of 1381 (also known as the 14th Century Poll Tax riots), happened for complex and varied reasons, but two of the main reasons were plague1 and war2”

The supersript numbers are still in but not linked to anything – Reinstall the full links or remove the numbers?

“The drop in Peasant labour lead to a rise in wages paid to the common man, as the peasant became accustomed to his increased value”

Add 'and' in this sentence? The drop in Peasant labour lead to a rise in wages paid to the common man, and, as the peasant became accustomed to his increased value

“On Thursday the 30th of May 1381”

Would it be worth adding a bullet point on this first dated entry?