Peasants' Revolt: Murder in the Tower of London

(2/2) A boy King, a rebel army, and the first ever execution at Tower Hill. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the days in the summer of 1381 when rebels took control of London and King Richard II, only fourteen, restored a world turned upside down.

Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.

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