Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note to the Text 1
5. 1. The end of an era 3
6. 2. The state of the nation 19
7. 3. Landlords and tenants 43
8. 4. Urban society 77
9. 5. Wars and taxes 110
10. 6. Resistance 143
11. 7. Essex and Kent arise 163
12. 8. To London 195
13. 9. Mile End 225
14. 10. Smithfield 258
15. 11. St Albans and Bury St Edmunds 279
16. 12. Ely, Huntingdon and Cambridge 307
17. 13. Norfolk 327
18. 14. North and south 355
19. 15. Suppression 372
20. 16. The aftermath 391
21. 17. The legacy 405
22. Appendix 1 Wat Tyler 419
23. Appendix 2 Jack Straw 422
24. Appendix 3 John Balle 426
25. Appendix 4 John Balle’s letters 429
26. Notes 437
27. Bibliography 465
28. Index 477
29. Picture Credits 504