Friday, September 30, 2011

The London Riots 1381

The London Riots 1381: The blood-soaked uprising which changed the face of England forever


By PROFESSOR JOHN GILLINGHAM

12:10 PM on 30th September 2011


They make for a rag-tag army. One of them is an elderly shepherd armed with nothing more deadly than his crook, another is a young boy who clings for protection to the drum with which he has bravely set the pace of their advance.

Nearby, a fierce-looking youth is spattered with blood from the severed head he carries on top of a long pole.


Others brandish the flaming torches with which they have set London ablaze, and in front of them stands a thick-set brute, his face glistening with sweat from the battles recently won and his sword drawn ready for those that lie ahead.




































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