Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 000721393X
"The Peasants' Revolt of the summer of 1381 was one of the bloodiest events in English history. Ravaged by disease and poverty, England's villagers rose against their masters for the first time. A ragtag army, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, was pitted against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his advisers, who all risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown"--Back cover.
Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 27,44 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0143111752
From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters. In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life and captures both the idealism and brutality of that fateful summer, when a brave group of men and women dared to challenge their overlords, demand that they be treated equally, and fight for freedom.
Author : Richard Barrie Dobson
Publisher : ACLS History E-Book Project
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 2008-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781597405485
Author : Albert Marrin
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0553499351
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001. But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time. It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life. It is the story of poor working conditions and greedy bosses, as garment workers discovered the endless sacrifices required to make ends meet. It is the story of unimaginable, but avoidable, disaster. And it the story of the unquenchable pride and activism of fearless immigrants and women who stood up to business, got America on their side, and finally changed working conditions for our entire nation, initiating radical new laws we take for granted today. With Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Albert Marrin has crafted a gripping, nuanced, and poignant account of one of America's defining tragedies.
Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007213948
This is the story of England's greatest royal dynasty. The Plantagenets ruled England through eight generations between 1154 and 1399, and produced some of the most famous - and infamous - kings this country has ever seen.
Author : Alastair Dunn
Publisher : Tempus Publishing, Limited
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN :
"The Great Rising is a re-interpretation of the revolt, the rebels and their often colourful leaders, and is the first new history for nearly one hundred years. Alastair Dunn charts the causes of the Great Rising, and examines how the burgeoning economic expectations of the generation succeeding the Black Death were frustrated by the landlords' determined defense of serfdom, and the growing burden imposed upon the people by the crown, culminating in the hated Poll Taxes. He asks whether the Great Rising had a coherent set of aims linking its participants in different parts of England, follows the dramatic story of the rebels in London, and highlights the largely forgotten, but equally exciting story of rebellion in other parts of England."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Murray Bookchin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780304335961
Comprehensive account of the great revolutions that swept over Europe and America.
Author : Alastair Dunn
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :
A stunningly good book on a revolt which came within a few minutes of changing our history utterly --totally absorbing.
Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1101993006
From the New York Times bestselling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones, a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history—the first mass uprising by the people of England against their feudal masters. In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the fourteen-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life and captures both the idealism and brutality of that fateful summer, when a brave group of men and women dared to challenge their overlords, demand that they be treated equally, and fight for freedom.
Author : Douglas Miller
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2003-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781841765075
In the 1520s, a brief but savage war broke out in Germany when various insurgent groups rose to overthrow the power structure. The movement took as its emblem a peasant's shoe and the collective title of 'Bundschuh', and this became known as the Peasants' War (1524–1526) - although the rebel armies actually included as many townsmen, miners, disaffected knights and mercenary soldiers as rural peasants. The risings involved large armies of up to 18,000 men, and there were several major battles before the movement was put down with the utmost ferocity. This book details the armies, tactics, costume, weapons, personalities and events of this savage war.
