Summer of Blood: England's First Revolution torrent

Summer of Blood: England's First Revolution - Dan Jones [epub]

In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, England’s villagers rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. 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 the most powerful lords and knights in his realm, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment vividly to life and captures 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.

Praise for Summer of Blood:

“Hot, brave and reeking with gore.”
—The Times (London)

“Sound scholarship and sexy writing make this essential reading.”
—The Independent (London), Book of the Year