Crossley/Spectres of John Ball, 4. Ball and the English Reformation

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How to Cite: Crossley, James. Ball and the English Reformation. Spectres of John Ball - The Peasants' Revolt in English Political History, 1381-2020. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 55-73 Mar 2022. ISBN 9781800501362.

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This chapter looks at how and why Ball became a convenient foil for debates around rebellion, national security, Catholicism, and the perceived extremities of Protestantism in the sixteenth century. This also includes discussion of a tradition of Ball as a proto-Protestant martyr which needed to be presented with great care.

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    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
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781800501379