Sir John Ball

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor equality
land reform
gptkbp:associatedWith Peasants' Revolt
radical ideas
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1338
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Wat_Tyler
gptkbp:convictedOf treason
gptkbp:deathYear 1381
gptkbp:depictedIn art
literature
gptkbp:famousQuote When_Adam_delved_and_Eve_span,_who_was_then_the_gentleman?
gptkbp:followedBy peasants
gptkbp:hasWritten social justice
gptkbp:historicalContext 14th century England
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced public perception of peasants
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of resistance against oppression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Ball
gptkbp:influenced future revolts
English_reformers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Wycliffe
gptkbp:inspiration later social justice movements
gptkbp:isExemplifiedBy gptkb:Smithfield
gptkbp:knownFor his sermons
being a leader in the Peasants' Revolt
rhetoric against the ruling class
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future social movements
gptkbp:notableWork preaching for social justice
gptkbp:occupation priest
gptkbp:opposedBy feudal system
gptkbp:participatedIn Peasants' Revolt of 1381
gptkbp:performedBy hanging
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:role spiritual leader
gptkbp:supportedBy common people
gptkbp:viewpoint martyr by some
gptkbp:wasA political activist
social reformer
religious figure
critic of the church
advocate for the poor
historical icon
historical martyr
charismatic leader
influential preacher
historical revolutionary
leader of the common people
popular preacher
symbol of the struggle for rights
figure_of_the_English_Reformation
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Kent