Rebellion and Revolt

By Gary Jeffrey, Terry Riley

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Juvenile nonfiction, Conditions sociales, Great britain, juvenile literature, Bandes dessinèes, Cartoons and comics, Révoltes paysannes, General, Bandes dessineés, Histoire, Comic books, strips, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Bandes dessinées, Social conditions, Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485, History, Peasants, Peasant uprisings

Description: The heroes of rebellion in medieval England are featured in three historic stories told in graphic novel format: William Wallace and his Scottish rebels take on English knights at Stirling Bridge in 1297; in 1381, a band of peasants protest a new tax, leading to a feteful meeting with England's King Richard II; in 1402, Welsh Prince Glyndwr, rebelling against English rule, outwits 2000 English soldiers in the Battle of Bryn Glas.