The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?

Juliet Barker explains how the 1381 Peasants' Revolt may have found an unlikely champion – the boy-king himself

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

November 28, 2014 at 8:00 am

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