Revolt of the Peasantry 1549

Informationen zum Autor Julian Cornwall Klappentext This book, first published in 1977, looks at the two peasant revolts that occurred in 1549, in the troubled period following the death of Henry VIII. The uprisings reveal a harsh background of economic and social injustice, intensified at the time by inflation. Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1977, looks at the two peasant revolts that occurred in 1549, in the troubled period following the death of Henry VIII. The uprisings reveal a harsh background of economic and social injustice, intensified at the time by inflation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Agrarian Problems and Others 2. A Land Apart 3. Protest and Provocation 4. Half Measures 5. The Siege of Exeter 6. War of Words 7. The Norfolk Rising 8. The Battle of Fenny Bridges 9. Fiasco at Norwich 10. Clyst St Mary and the Relief of Exeter 11. Sampford Courtenay and the Pacification of Cornwall 12. Dussindale 13. The Reckoning

Product details

• Authors: Julian Cornwall, Cornwall Julian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2021
• EAN: 9781032043807
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204380-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political Protest
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Revolutionary groups & movements, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Pressure groups & lobbying, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions