Episode 299
Peasants' Revolt
Matt Lewis discusses the groundbreaking People of 1381 project, which has been uncovering the stories of individuals caught up in Peasants' Revolt, either as rebels or as victims.
Gone Medieval · History Hit
March 15, 202436m 4s
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Show Notes
<p>The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was a public rebellion that sent revolutionary ripples across the entire medieval world. In a new video series for History Hit, Matt Lewis has been looking beyond the ancient propaganda to reveal the previously unknown stories of the ordinary folk of the Peasants’ Revolt.</p><br><p>Matt has been working closely with investigative historians from the groundbreaking People of 1381 project. which has been uncovering the stories of individuals who were caught up in this revolt, either as rebels or as victims.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Matt is joined by Professor Andrew Prescott, a key member of the project who made some incredible discoveries .</p><br><p>All three episodes of<em> The Peasants’ Revolt</em> are available now on History Hit.</p><br><p><strong>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code MEDIEVAL - sign up </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here ></strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> ></p>
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