Bond Men Made Free

Medieval Peasant Movements and the English Rising of 1381

Rodney Hilton, Phillipp R. Schofield (Aberystwyth University, UK)

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English

Routledge
01 May 2024

British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Medieval history; Social classes; Political activism

Series: Routledge Classics

The Peasants' Revolt of 1381, led by Wat Tyler, was the first popular uprising in British history. Centred around the counties of South East England and rebelling against legislation to fix minimum wages, it was driven by agricultural labourers and the urban working classes but quickly gathered momentum to encompass artisans, villeins and the destitute. Although it lasted only a month before defeat, it was a major turning point in early British history and was heralded by many historians as the emergence of British working-class consciousness and political activism.

Rodney Hilton's superb account of these events remains a classic, widely read and admired since its first publication. Locating the revolt in the context of European class conflict, he argues that the peasant movements that disturbed the Middle Ages were not mere unrelated outbreaks of violence, but had their roots in common economic and political conditions and in a recurring conflict of interest between peasants and landowners – one that has endured through the ages.

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Phillipp R. Schofield.

By: Rodney Hilton
Foreword by: Phillipp R. Schofield (Aberystwyth University UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781032641959
ISBN 10: 1032641959
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Phillipp R. Schofield Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: General Problems of Medieval Peasant Societies 1. The Nature of Medieval Peasant Economy 2. Early Movements and their Problems 3. Mass Movements of the Later Middle Ages Part 2: The English Rising of 1381 4. The Events of the Rising 5. The General Background 6. The Areas of Revolt 7. Social Composition 8. The Allies of the Rebels 9. Organization and Aims 10. Conclusion. Index

Rodney Hilton (1916–2002) was Professor of Medieval Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK, and one of the leading medieval historians of his generation.

Reviews for Bond Men Made Free: Medieval Peasant Movements and the English Rising of 1381

“Rodney Hilton is generally recognised as the greatest authority on these topics in the English-speaking world.” - The Guardian “… a titan in the field of medieval economic and social history.” - The Economic History Review