Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Its leader demanded the confiscation of all church lands, and John Ball backed the demand that mandatory work on church lands be ended. Begun in Brentwood, the ruler during this event made several promises at Mile End shortly after the house of his uncle, John of Gaunt, had his palace torched. In the aftermath, the Prior at Bury St. Edmonds was beheaded, and (*) Cambridge University's privileges were handed over to the town. Simon of Sudbury and Sir Robert Hales were killed during it, and its leader was slain at Smithfield. In the build-up to this insurrection, the government attempted to fix maximum wages through the Statute of Laborers. FTP, identify this insurrection brought on by a poll tax, led by Wat Tyler and named for the lower-class citizens who made up its ranks.
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History