John Ball was a priest who the peasants freed from Maidstone Prison. He went preaching to the peasants. It was good to have a priest on their side - priests were important. Unfortunately, after the revolt, John Ball was hung, drawn and quartered on June 15th, and his parts were sent to four different towns, to be put on display.
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John Ball was a peasant in the 14th century, and he led the peasant's revolt against the poll tax and the statute of labourers, along with Wat Tyler. In the end, he was Hanged, drawn and quartered.
Wat Tyler and John Ball were involved in the peasants revolt of 1381 .But the person who started was actually Wat TylerWat Tyler (pronounced = What Tiler)
The result of what is known as the German Peasants' War was a crushing of the revolt. Tens of thousands of peasants were killed.
The peasants did not succeed, but the revolt set the stage for future uprisings like the Protestant reformation and the French Revolution.
In 1381 the peasants revolted
Walter "Wat" Tyler (4 January 1341 - 15 June 1381) was the leader of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381