In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation.
A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been given misleading? What can those wrapped up in the revolt, as rebels and victims, tell us about medieval England? The people of the Peasants’ Revolt are waiting to tell their stories.
Matt Lewis is a medieval historian and author. He has written two fiction novels and a number of non-fiction books, including biographies of Richard III and his father and accounts of The Anarchy and the Wars of the Roses. Matt also co-hosts the Gone Medieval podcast, hosts the Echoes of History podcast, and has previously been Chair of the Richard III Society.
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