A Dream of John Ball

Description:

A Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the Great Revolt of 1381, conventionally called "the Peasants' Revolt". It features the rebel priest John Ball, who was accused of being a Lollard. He is famed for his question "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"

subjects: Tyler's Insurrection, 1381,  novel,  Fiction,  History,  Peasant uprisings,  Working class,  Medieval Civilization,  Revolutionaries,  Kings and rulers

People: John Ball (d. 1381),  Matthias I King of Hungary (1443-1490)

Places: Great Britain,  England,  Hungary

Times: 1381,  Richard II, 1377-1399,  14th century