Draws new attention to popular protest in medieval English towns, away from the more frequently studied theme of rural revolt.

The documents in this fascinating volume focus on the "contagion of rebellion" that followed the Black Death, which ravaged Europe in the years between 1355 and

This book, first published in 1987, examines the enduring traits of a European demotic culture that was largely non-literate, and it then goes on to show how th

This collection of documents, spanning the years 1245-1424 concentrates on the 'contagion of rebellion' that followed the Black Death in Europe in the 14th cent

This series provides texts central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse cultural, social and political conditions that affected the function