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Cornwall, Julian

 
9781032043807: Revolt of the Peasantry 1549: 22 (Routledge Library Editions: Political Protest)
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ISBN 10: 1032043806 ISBN 13: 9781032043807
Editorial: Routledge, 2021

Sinopsis

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. Peasants in North Devon rose against the imposition of the English Prayer Book, and with the local authorities paralysed and the government wavering between conciliation and repression, a general rebellion broke out. Reinforced by Cornishmen, rallying to the defence of their national identity, the peasants assembled a formidable army and laid siege to Exeter itself. Only after three major battles was the revolt suppressed. The Norfolk peasants rose against agrarian abuses, routing a small royal force and occupying Norwich. Ably led by Robert Kett, they expelled the gentry and governed the county on a programme of social justice until they were crushed by the forces released by the collapse of the other risings. These revolts display the deep-seated resentments and injustices felt by the peasantry of the sixteenth century.

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Julian Cornwall

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1032043806
ISBN 13 
9781032043807
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
268
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9780710086761: Revolt of the Peasantry, 1549

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ISBN 10:  0710086768 ISBN 13:  9780710086761
Editorial: Routledge, 1977
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