About this episode

Historian Dan Jones discusses the film Uprising and his upcoming book CASTLES, focusing on the 1381 Peasants' Revolt.

In the new film Uprising, a ploughman played by Andrew Garfield joins in the 1381 Peasants' Revolt against Richard II of England. Historian Dan Jones served as the medieval consultant on the film, and joins us to discuss the movie, and his upcoming book, CASTLES. Support Noble Blood: —ORDER 'THE ARCANE ARTS' — Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon — Order Dana's book, ' Anatomy: A Love Story ' and its sequel ' Immortality: A Love Story ' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Jones

Topics covered

• Peasants' Revolt
• medieval history
• film discussion
• historical consulting
• literature

Keywords

• Peasants' Revolt
• Dan Jones
• Uprising
• Andrew Garfield
• CASTLES
• Richard II
• medieval history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Uprising, CASTLES, Anatomy: A Love Story, Immortality: A Love Story

Places: England

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