It was delightful to be on History Hit💥 ‘s Gone Medieval podcast to talk about House of Lilies and Capetian France. Out now for non subscribers and subscribers alike.

Matthew Lewis has recently been looking at the previously unknown stories of the ordinary folk of the Peasants’ Revolt, in association with the peopleof1381 project. Today Matt is joined by Prof. Andrew Prescott who has made some incredible discoveries: eu1.hubs.ly/H07QDll0

Most stories about the Peasants' Revolt end with the violent death of Wat Tyler, but there is so much more to this story than the 1381 attack on London. Join Matthew Lewis in East Anglia as he finds out what happened next.

'Peasants' Revolt: Part 3' is out now History Hit💥 💥

We're celebrating the work of Professor Anne Curry. Subscribe to the tabula gratulatoria for 'Documenting Warfare: Records of the Hundred Years War, Edited and Translated in Honour of Anne Curry' (Editors Rémy Ambühl and Andy King).
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Trump v Bealknapp: Echoes of 6 January in 1381. Guest blog by People of 1381 project for the excellent Legal History Miscellany: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2024/02/29/tru…

Watch Part 1 of the documentary on History Hit to learn more💥

The incredible documents the 1381 Project have uncovered show eye-opening accounts of what really happened during this extraordinary medieval rebellion, and the true stories of those involved.

While exploring the Peasants’ Revolt for our new 3-part documentary, the History Hit team visited The National Archives, working closely with investigative historians from the groundbreaking 1381 Project peopleof1381 Henley Business School.

Helen Killick will speak on 'Women in Medieval Revolt: New Evidence from the People of 1381 project' at Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford CM2 6YT on Tuesday 6 February 2024 from 10.45am to 12 noon: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ero-presents… Essex Record Office

We love accounts preserved in their original pouch. These belong to William Spaldyng who in 1369 became bailiff of royal manor of Eltham in Kent & was accused of joining a large contingent from Eltham in the revolt in 1381, but was reappointed bailiff in Dec 1381: TNA SC 6/890/20

Great to take a look at one of The National Archives treasures today, Henry VIII's own heavily illuminated transcript of the Valor Ecclesiasticus, his survey of the Church on the eve of the Reformation

I have a new piece out in
Jacobin on the Jacquerie revolt in #medieval France. It's about peasant criticism of nobles during the Hundred Years War and how heterogenous coalitions fall apart. No paywall.
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Do check out this Call for Papers for Loyalty in the Medieval World, a conference in Lincoln next Easter which the Society is proud to co-sponsor.

Come hear me talk about all the fun stuff I’ve found in the St Bart’s archives! Some of the treasures will be on display that evening - a rare opportunity to peek into what has until now been a closed archive.

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CFP alert! The National Archives will be back at IMC_Leeds #IMC2024 'Crisis' with a series of panels on 'Archives and Sources'

We welcome abstracts that touch on a wide range of themes concerning archives and sources, from single document discoveries to uncovering archival collections

Thought-provoking article by Jan Dumolyn

Great to hear from the peopleof1381 at IMC_Leeds in session #240. So much has happened since I was (very briefly) involved at Uni of Reading back in 2019! Such amazing work and what a great resource the database is! #IMC2023

This pilgrim, shown in stained glass at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire, is thought to be William Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. The Norfolk rebel leader Geoffrey Lister tried to capture Ufford, but he escaped & played a leading role in suppressing the revolt: therosewindow.com/pilot/England-…