Boyd Tonkin at the Independent thought that the recent paperback edition of Summer of Blood was a ’swift and thrilling close-up history of the Peasants’ Revolt’. You can read his generous review here.
Summer of Blood
“Combines zest and flare with an accute historical intelligence.Bold. Surprising. Unputdownable” David Starkey
The Author
Dan Jones was born in 1981 and graduated from Cambridge with a First in History in 2002.
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book. As an avid Richard II buff, I’ve had to endure some incredibly dry reads, but I found ‘Summer of Blood’ absolutely riveting and was sorry to turn the last page. Congratulations on a brilliant first book. Can’t wait for the next!