 The Peasants ' Revolt has been widely studied by academics . Late 19th @-@ century historians used a range of sources from contemporary chroniclers to assemble an account of the uprising , and these were supplemented in the 20th century by research using court records and local archives . Interpretations of the revolt have shifted over the years . It was once seen as a defining moment in English history , but modern academics are less certain of its impact on subsequent social and economic history . The revolt heavily influenced the course of the Hundred Years ' War , by deterring later Parliaments from raising additional taxes to pay for military campaigns in France . The revolt has been widely used in socialist literature , including by the author William Morris , and remains a potent political symbol for the political left , informing the arguments surrounding the introduction of the Community Charge in the United Kingdom during the 1980s . 
