The Hammer and the Sword

'Philippa Wiat is renowned for her ability to bring such life to historical characters that they fairly burst from the pages with their vitality.' - EASTBOURNE HERALD. An unfair poll tax. Vengeful peasants. An unfrocked friar who preached inflammatory sermons. A boy king who took pleasure in the company of dissolute male friends. These were elements that led to the invasion of the Tower of London, murder and arson in the City streets, the brutal assassination of chief ministers - and came perilously close to overthrowing both sovereign and government. This novel of Wat Tyler and the fourteenth-century revolt against a new poll tax has echoes in the Britain of today.


Genre: Historical