William Grindecobbe

William Grindecobbe or Grindcobbe[1] was one of the peasant leaders during the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381. A Townsman of St Albans,[2] he was a substantial property owner there and has been described as a 'hero' of the revolt.[3]

  1. ^ "Grindcobbe". The Foragers. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ David Levine (19 February 2001). At the Dawn of Modernity: Biology, Culture, and Material Life in Europe After the Year 1000. University of California Press. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-0-520-22058-4.
  3. ^ Samuel K. Cohn, Jr; Douglas Aiton (2013). Popular Protest in Late Medieval English Towns. Cambridge University Press. pp. 324–. ISBN 978-1-107-02780-0.

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