John Ball

John Ball (d. 1381) was an English rebel, a priest who had been excommunicated for denouncing the abuses of the Church. He preached egalitarianism. He was a ringleader in the Wat Tyler rebellion. Following the Peasants' Revolt, he was captured and hanged. He was executed as a traitor.

Wisdom & Quotes

• When Adam delved and Eve span,

Who was then a gentleman?
- sermon at Blackheath in Wat Tyler's Rebellion, 1381

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