Ontario High School History of England . Edward, the BlackPrince, 1330-1376From his tomb. 3. The Revolt of the Peasants Richard II, 1377-1399.—It had been a dark day for Englandwhen the Black Prince died, leaving a mere child as heir tothe crown. The nation was beginning to realize that its 130 HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Richard II designs on France had failed. Now the most serious problemin England was, not this foreign war, but the growingdiscontent among the peasants. To meet such a crisis,there sat on the throne a boy of eleven, Richard II. He was handsome and clever, butneither he nor his advise
Ontario High School History of England . Edward, the BlackPrince, 1330-1376From his tomb. 3. The Revolt of the Peasants Richard II, 1377-1399.—It had been a dark day for Englandwhen the Black Prince died, leaving a mere child as heir tothe crown. The nation was beginning to realize that its 130 HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Richard II designs on France had failed. Now the most serious problemin England was, not this foreign war, but the growingdiscontent among the peasants. To meet such a crisis,there sat on the throne a boy of eleven, Richard II. He was handsome and clever, butneither he nor his advisers hadthe wisdom which the times de-manded. Hard, selfish men, likehis uncle, John of Gaunt, wereseeking not the good of Englandbut their own advantage, andit was the task of a strong manto hold such elements in little king was affectionate,brave, and fond of books; buthe had a passionate nature andwas ill-taught. A king fromchildhood, he was treated bysome as if he were a god, andhe learned to talk wildly about the realm as his personalproperty, and of being able to make laws and levy taxesas he liked. A dark fate was to make his reign tragic. John WycliflFe—A new era was dawning in many classes there was discontent, and we find itespecially in the church, where it centred in the
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