Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury ?

A. Their leaders were Lollards, advocating radical religious reform.

B. The common people were still essentially pagan.

C. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.

D. They believed that writing, a skill largely confined to the clergy, was a form of black magic

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