The Peasant's Revolt : England's failed revolution of 1381 / Alastair Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Alastair.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tyler's Insurrection, 1381.

Physical Description:

223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Stroud : Tempus, 2004.

Summary:

The Peasants' Revolt was the greatest mass rebellion in British history. Throughout June and July 1381, 60,000 men and women from as far afield as Yorkshire, Norfolk and London rampaged across the country in response to the attempted collection of the hated "Poll Tax." Towns such as London, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and St Albans witnessed enormous disturbances in which local rivalries became enmeshed in the broader movement of resistance. The risings produced highly charismatic leaders, including William Grindecobbe, Wat Tyler and John Wrawe ("The King of Suffolk"), although the rebels did not have a monopoly on charisma, The most dynamic personality of the entire revolt was the semi-psychotic Henry Despenser, Bishop of Norwich, who converted his household into a miniature army.

Contents:

Map: London and its suburbs in 1381 8

Map: Eastern England During the Great Rising 10

1 The Rural World of the Fourteenth Century 11

2 War and Peace: England 1369-1381 45

3 The Rebels and Their Aims 75

4 The Outbreak: 10-13 June 93

5 The King and the Rebels 119

6 The County Risings 137

7 The Aftermath 167

8 The Rising in History 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

0752429655

OCLC:

53911694