In an age of hardship, disease and resentment, the peasants are rising.
And while everything else continues to change, the call to fight for the rights of the peasants, and the desire to free them from near starvation, is growing ever stronger..
As Tom struggles to forge his path in life, wars in France, Plague and suffering are never far away.
Bloody battles ensue, new skills are learned and friendships are formed.
Unable to stay, he seeks a pardon from the Pope for past wrongs and is sent off to Caffa to fight in a siege.
Following a few turbulent months, Tom returns home to find everything has changed.
After becoming embroiled in a fight, an accidental death forces him to leave his home to escape being hanged.
Tom Thatcher, a young man working the land, is becoming increasingly frustrated by the strict laws that govern his life and the lives of the hard-working but impoverished serfs.
In an age of hardship, disease and resentment, the peasants are rising
