Author: James G. Crossley
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781800501379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
For centuries, the priest John Ball was one of the most infamous or famous figures in the history of English rebels, best known for his saying 'When Adam delved and Eve Span, Who was then the gentleman'. But over the past hundred years his memory has faded dramatically. Along with Wat Tyler, Ball was one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a historically remarkable event in that leading figures of the realm were beheaded by the rebels. For a few days in June 1381, the rebels dominated London but soon met their demise, with Ball executed. Ball provided the theological justification for the uprising which he saw in apocalyptic terms. After the revolt, he was soon vilified and received an overwhelmingly hostile press for 400 years as an archetypal enemy of the state and a religious zealot. His reputation was rescued from the end of the eighteenth century onward and for over one hundred years he rivalled Robin Hood and Wat Tyler as a great English folk (and even abolitionist) hero. But his 640-year reception involves much more, of course, and is tied up with the story of what England is or could be.Overall, the book explains how we get from an apocalyptic priest who promoted a theocracy favouring the lower orders and the decapitation of the leading church and secular authorities to someone who promoted democracy and vague notions about love and tolerance. The book also explains why he has gone out of fashion and whether he can make another comeback.
Spectres of John Ball
Author: James G. Crossley
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781800501379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
For centuries, the priest John Ball was one of the most infamous or famous figures in the history of English rebels, best known for his saying 'When Adam delved and Eve Span, Who was then the gentleman'. But over the past hundred years his memory has faded dramatically. Along with Wat Tyler, Ball was one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a historically remarkable event in that leading figures of the realm were beheaded by the rebels. For a few days in June 1381, the rebels dominated London but soon met their demise, with Ball executed. Ball provided the theological justification for the uprising which he saw in apocalyptic terms. After the revolt, he was soon vilified and received an overwhelmingly hostile press for 400 years as an archetypal enemy of the state and a religious zealot. His reputation was rescued from the end of the eighteenth century onward and for over one hundred years he rivalled Robin Hood and Wat Tyler as a great English folk (and even abolitionist) hero. But his 640-year reception involves much more, of course, and is tied up with the story of what England is or could be.Overall, the book explains how we get from an apocalyptic priest who promoted a theocracy favouring the lower orders and the decapitation of the leading church and secular authorities to someone who promoted democracy and vague notions about love and tolerance. The book also explains why he has gone out of fashion and whether he can make another comeback.
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781800501379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
For centuries, the priest John Ball was one of the most infamous or famous figures in the history of English rebels, best known for his saying 'When Adam delved and Eve Span, Who was then the gentleman'. But over the past hundred years his memory has faded dramatically. Along with Wat Tyler, Ball was one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a historically remarkable event in that leading figures of the realm were beheaded by the rebels. For a few days in June 1381, the rebels dominated London but soon met their demise, with Ball executed. Ball provided the theological justification for the uprising which he saw in apocalyptic terms. After the revolt, he was soon vilified and received an overwhelmingly hostile press for 400 years as an archetypal enemy of the state and a religious zealot. His reputation was rescued from the end of the eighteenth century onward and for over one hundred years he rivalled Robin Hood and Wat Tyler as a great English folk (and even abolitionist) hero. But his 640-year reception involves much more, of course, and is tied up with the story of what England is or could be.Overall, the book explains how we get from an apocalyptic priest who promoted a theocracy favouring the lower orders and the decapitation of the leading church and secular authorities to someone who promoted democracy and vague notions about love and tolerance. The book also explains why he has gone out of fashion and whether he can make another comeback.
Biographical information on John Ball
Autobiography of John Ball
Author: John Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overland journeys to the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overland journeys to the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Born to Wander
Born to Wander
Author: John Ball
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780961770846
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780961770846
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Autobiography of John Ball
Author: John Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Five Pieces of Jade
Author: John Ball
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Phase Three Alert
Author: John Ball
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1628150769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1628150769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In the Heat of the Night
Author: John Dudley Ball
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : African American police
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs solves a murder in a racist Southern small town.
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : African American police
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs solves a murder in a racist Southern small town.
The First Team
Author: John Ball
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Moscow has taken the USA without a shot. Student protesters are being slaughtered in the Midwest. The Jewish pogroms have begun. You are now living in Soviet–occupied America! One nuclear submarine and a handful of determined patriots against the combined might of Russia and Soviet–occupied America… The Most Explosive and Gripping “What If” Novel of Our Time!
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Moscow has taken the USA without a shot. Student protesters are being slaughtered in the Midwest. The Jewish pogroms have begun. You are now living in Soviet–occupied America! One nuclear submarine and a handful of determined patriots against the combined might of Russia and Soviet–occupied America… The Most Explosive and Gripping “What If” Novel of Our Time!