The 15 Minute Book Club · Alex Churchill, Matt Bone

History Hack: The Crisis of the 1590s

April 24, 2024·38 min·3 clips

A 1595 document warns the rich: 'Necessity has no law' as famine fuels rebellion in Elizabethan England.

Historian Peter C. Herman discusses the crisis of the 1590s in England, focusing on extreme weather, famine, and class tensions. He explores how popular literature like ballads and plays challenged authority, revealing public skepticism toward the monarchy and growing unrest that foreshadowed later revolutions.

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