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TOPIC: The Peasants Revolt
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The Peasants Revolt 10 Years, 11 Months ago
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Fascinating programme by Melvyn Bragg (though I do think the style of these shows needs improving) about John Ball and Wat Tyler.
Ball's famous speech has certain suggestions I think remain worth considering today.
"When Adam dalf, and Eve span, who was thanne a gentilman? From the beginning all men were created equal by nature, and that servitude had been introduced by the unjust and evil oppression of men, against the will of God, who, if it had pleased Him to create serfs, surely in the beginning of the world would have appointed who should be a serf and who a lord" and Ball ended by recommending "uprooting the tares that are accustomed to destroy the grain; first killing the great lords of the realm, then slaying the lawyers, justices and jurors, and finally rooting out everyone whom they knew to be harmful to the community in future."
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