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Book: Spectres of John Ball

Chapter: The Priest of Baal in Revolutionary England

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.42753

Blurb:

This chapter looks at how Ball’s notoriety found new polemical relevance in civil war England where the rebels of 1381 could be used on both sides to attack the other. Restoration presentations of Ball as a warning about the recent past are also discussed.

Chapter Contributors

  • James Crossley (james.crossley@stmarys.ac.uk - jgcrossley10) 'St Mary's University, London'