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Date & EventTestable

Wars of the Roses (1455–1485): Lancaster (red rose) vs York (white rose)

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What was a major cause of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381?

A new poll tax introduced after the Black Death

The king's conversion to Catholicism

The invasion of France

The signing of the Magna Carta

Explanation

The Peasants' Revolt was triggered by the introduction of a new poll tax following the Black Death. The king's religion was not a factor, the invasion of France relates to the Hundred Years' War, and the Magna Carta was signed over 150 years earlier.