Not really, but although the Peasant's Revolt was put down (and they weren't really peasants as we understand the term), it did lead to increased freedoms and rights for the common people. Us, that is.
Bob > > So, looks like rebellion is not Blackheath's forte then.;-) > > Nice photo, i like the bit of sun burst effect. > > Dave > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Bob W<p...@web-options.com> wrote: > > A climate camp has set up on Blackheath, a couple of miles > from where > > I live. This is where Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt came to a sticky > > end in 1381, and the Cornish Rebellion came to an end in 1497, so > > there are some nice historical resonances and continuity > with the tradition of protest. > > > > I went up there yesterday evening to have a look. Here's one of my > > pictures; I'll try and post a few more later today: > > > > http://www.web-options.com/L1001029.jpg > > > > It's quite interesting and seems to have the support of most of the > > locals, who are mostly bourgeois liberals like me. The camp > is right > > next to an army barracks, where the police have set up a > cherry-picker > > loaded with cameras and videos overlooking the protesters. They are > > apparently photographing everyone who visits, which is > rather a waste > > of taxpayers' film if you ask me. > > > > Some of the news reports: > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/26/climate-camp-locatio > > n > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/6094838/Cli > > mate-C > > hange-camp-formed-at-Black-Heath.html > > > > Bob > > > > "At my age if you don't wear a suit people think you're homeless" > > --- Leonard Cohen > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
