Uprisings after pandemics have happened before – just look at the English Peasant Revolt of 1381
- Written by Susan Wade, Associate Professor of History, Keene State College
In this 1470 illustration, the radical priest John Ball galvanizes the rebels.The British LibraryAs a professor of medieval Europe, I’ve taught the bubonic plague, and how it contributed to the English Peasant Revolt of 1381. Now that America is experiencing widespread unrest in the midst of its own pandemic, I see some interesting...