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A Summer of Blood - The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (Hardcover)
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A Summer of Blood - The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (Hardcover)
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Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new
narrative historian. 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its
portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of
June 1381. Breathing life into one of British history's most
colourful yet under-explored episodes, Dan Jones recreates the
dangerous world of the fourteenth century: a time when pain,
squalor, misery and disease formed the fabric of daily life. Yet
this was also an era of humanity, charity and social
responsibility, one which people genuinely believed could be made
better. Jones shows how this world was both profoundly different
and remarkably similar to our own. The Peasants' Revolt of the
summer of 1381, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary
preacher John Ball, was one of the bloodiest events in British
history. To finance an unyielding war with France, a reckless and
oppressive tax was imposed upon the English lower orders. Ravaged
by war, plague and tyranny, England's villagers rose against their
masters for the first time in history. Initial resistance in the
Essex village of Brentwood swiftly inspired the desire for revenge
in other communities. The outcome of their brave and tragic rising
changed England forever. At the heart of the story is a fateful
collision of servant and master, as the rural general Wat Tyler
pitted his wits and ragtag army against the 14-year-old King
Richard II and his advisors, all of whom risked their property,
their positions and their lives in the desperate battle to save the
English crown from destruction. 'Summer of Blood' is the first full
popular account in a century of one of the most famous rebellions
in history.
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