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The Great Rebellion or Great Revolt is a term that is generally used in English for the following conflicts: First Jewish–Roman War in 66–73 CE, also known as the Great Revolt of Judaea; Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion; English Civil War in 1642–1651, also called English Revolution
From the Restoration to the 19th century, the common phrase for the civil wars was "the rebellion" or "the great rebellion". [2] The wars spanning all four countries are known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. In the early 19th century, Sir Walter Scott referred to it as "The Great Civil War". [3]
The name of the revolt is contested, and it is variously described as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and the First War of Independence. [f] [11]
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381.The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of ...
Hugh O'Neill was born c. 1550 [b] in the barony of Oneilland, Tír Eoghain (present-day northern County Armagh)—possibly in a crannog such as Marlacoo. [20] The O'Neill dynasty were Tír Eoghain's ruling Gaelic Irish noble family, [21] [22] and claimed descent from Niall Ruadh of the Cenél nEógain, who was a descendant of legendary high king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
The Lunenburg Rebellion Great Britain: immigrant rebels Rebellion suppressed 1755–1769 The revolution that ended Genoese rule and established a Corsican Republic: Republic of Genoa: Corsican Republic: Revolution was brought to an end by the French conquest of Corsica: 1760 Tacky's War: Great Britain. Colony of Jamaica Maroon allies. Enslaved ...
The Great Illyrian Revolt of AD 6–9 was the only occasion on which the different peoples in the province of Illyricum united against the Romans. The main tribes which contributed to the alliance were the Daesitiatae, Breuci, Dalmatae, Andizetes, Pannonians, Pirustae, Liburnians, and Iapydes (the latter two fighting under an unknown leader). [21]
A popular uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration, later known as the Great Revolt, [a] [10] the Great Palestinian Revolt, [b] [11] or the Palestinian Revolution, [c] lasted from 1936 until 1939.