Title: A Dream of John Ball
First published: March 2003
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
Places: Great Britain, England, Hungary
People: John Ball (d. 1381), Matthias I King of Hungary (1443-1490)
Time periods: 1381, Richard II, 1377-1399, 14th century