On 10th June 1381, rebels in Essex attacked Cressing Temple, where they destroyed the Manor House and looted the property. Intriguingly they did not attack the large barns on the site - which remain for visitors to enjoy today.

The People of 1381 have reconstructed the events leading to the attack and aftermath, drawing on both narrative sources and the legal records collected during the project. This data has also been used to create this dynamic map displaying the origin of the rebels who participated in the attack on Cressing Temple, including links to their profiles in the project database. The map demonstrates the spread of those who assembled in the attack and the distance they would have travelled from their home location during the events of June 1381 in Essex.