Crossley/Spectres of John Ball, 2. Quest for the Historical John Ball

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How to Cite: Crossley, James. The Quest for the Historical John Ball. Spectres of John Ball - The Peasants' Revolt in English Political History, 1381-2020. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 13-42 Mar 2022. ISBN 9781800501362.

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This chapter looks at reconstructing Ball’s life prior and up to the 1381 uprising, and some of the earliest perceptions about him. It also provides explanations of how ideas associated with or attributed to Ball (e.g., apocalypticism, biblical interpretation, violence, all things in common) might have been understood.

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  • container title
    Spectres of John Ball: The Peasants’ Revolt in English Political History, 1381–2020
  • creator
    James Crossley
  • isbn
    9781800501379 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights holder
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781800501379