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Protests in England

  • Peasants' RevoltIn 1348, a plague known as the Black Death crossed from mainland Europe into England. It rapidly killed an estimated 50 percent of the population.
  • Tolpuddle MartyrsIn 1830, the county of Dorset became synonymous with poorly paid agricultural labour. By that autumn, more than forty disturbances occurred in the county…