The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler - Couverture rigide

Basdeo, Stephen

 
9781526709790: The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1526709791 ISBN 13 : 9781526709790
Editeur : Pen & Sword History, 2018

Synopsis

In 1381, England was on the brink - the poor suffered the effects of war, the Black Death, and Poll Tax. At this time the brave Wat Tyler arose to lead the commoners, forming an army who set off to London to meet with King Richard II and present him with a list of grievances and demands for redress. Tyler was treacherously struck down by the Lord Mayor. His head hacked from his shoulders, pierced on a spike, and made a spectacle on London Bridge. Yet he lived on through the succeeding centuries as a radical figure, the hero of English Reformers, Revolutionaries, and Chartists. 'The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler' examines the eponymous hero's literary afterlives. Unlike other medieval heroes such as King Arthur or King Alfred, whose post medieval manifestations were supposed to inspire pride in the English past, if Wat Tyler's name was invoked by the people, the authorities had something to fear.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stephen Basdeo is PhD student at Leeds Trinity University. He is an expert in eighteenth and nineteenth century medievalism, and has carried out research into the legend of Robin Hood. Stephen's other research interests include the history of crime. He lives in Leeds with his family.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword History
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1526709791
ISBN 13 
9781526709790
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
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Personne responsable
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