Popular Protest in Late Medieval English Towns

Cohn, S.K. (2013) Popular Protest in Late Medieval English Towns. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 9781107027800 (doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139227070)

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Abstract

Contrary to received opinion, revolts and popular protests in medieval English towns were as frequent and as sophisticated, if not more so, as those in the countryside. This groundbreaking study refocuses attention on the varied nature of popular movements in towns from Carlisle to Dover and from the London tax revolt of Longbeard in 1196 to Jack Cade's Rebellion in 1450, exploring the leadership, social composition, organisation and motives of popular protest. The book charts patterns of urban revolt in times of strong and weak kingship, contrasting them with the broad sweep of ecological and economic change that inspired revolts on the continent. Samuel Cohn demonstrates that the timing and character of popular revolt in England differed radically from revolts in Italy, France and Flanders. In addition, he analyses repression and waves of hate against Jews, foreigners and heretics, opening new vistas in the comparative history of late medieval Europe.

Item Type:Books
Additional Information:Assisted by Douglas Aiton, Kaplan International College, London
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cohn, Professor Samuel
Authors: Cohn, S.K.
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107027800
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