In May 1381, rebels burned documents at Cambridge, then scattered the ashes to the wind. But why were universities targeted by the rebels?
Irina Dumitrescu
Irina Dumitrescu is professor of English medieval studies at the University of Bonn and the author of The Experience of Education in Anglo-Saxon Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Her current projects center on imperfection, charisma, and language learning. 