← Table of contents
Songs of the Army of the Night

Note 35 — I.

Reading edition

Something like an adequate account of this great révolution manquée, which in England and 1381 went near to anticipating France and 1793, has at last found its place in the historian’s pages, and Longland the poet, Ball the preacher, and Tyler the man of action, who first raised for us the democratic demand, can be seen somewhat as they were. This, and more, we owe to John Richard Green. An account of the Revolt will be found in section 4 of chapter 5 of his “Short History of the English People.” The phrases in verses 3 and 5 were catchwords among the revolters.

Return to I.
Explore with AITake your curiosity a little further.

Reading settings