How were townspeople in the Late Middle Ages able to become independent from the local lord?
A) The tax revenues were withheld from the tax collector.
B) Towns were numerous so lords had few peasants to work the lands.
C) Armed rebellion by the peasants led to the lord's downfall.
D) Townspeople purchased a charter from the monarch and elected their own government officials.
E) They created a walled city to exclude the lord.
D
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