Bond men made free : medieval peasant movements and the English rising of 1381 / Rodney Hilton ; with a new introduction by Christopher Dyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilton, R. H. (Rodney Howard), 1916-2002.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tyler's Insurrection, 1381.

Peasant uprisings--England--History--To 1500.

Peasant uprisings.

Great Britain--History--Richard II, 1377-1399.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rodney Hilton's account of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 remains the classic authoritative text on the 'English Rising'. Hilton views the revolt in the context of a general European pattern of class conflict. He demonstrates that the peasant movements that disturbed the Middle Ages were not mere unrelated outbreaks of violence but had their roots in common economic and political conditions and in a recurring conflict of interest between peasants and landowners.Now with a new introduction by Christopher Dyer, this survey remains the leading source for students of medieval English peasantry.

Contents:

Front Cover; Bond Men Made Free; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A New Introduction; Old Introduction; Part I: General Problems of Medieval Peasant Societies; 1. The Nature of Medieval Peasant Economy; 2.Early Movements and their Problems; 3.Mass Movements of the Later Middle Ages; Part II: The English Rising of 1381; 4.The Events of the Rising; 5.The General Background; 6. The Areas of Revolt; 7. Social Composition; 8. The Allies of the Rebels; 9. Organization and Aims; 10. Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Originally published: 1973. With new introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-37467-4

0-416-82520-6

1-134-37468-2

1-138-17327-4

1-280-09519-9

0-203-42665-7

9780203426654

OCLC:

475896668