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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Now Is the Time Author: Melvyn Bragg Narrator: David Timson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-15 Publisher: Sceptre Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: At the end of May 1381, the 14-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian poll tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign. Within two weeks the unthinkable happened: a vast force of common people invaded London, led by a former soldier, Walter Tyler, and the radical preacher John Ball, demanding freedom, equality, and the complete uprooting of the Church and state. They believed they were rescuing the King from his corrupt ministers and that England had to be saved. And for three intense, violent days, it looke