Thomas Wright edited this collection for the Camden Society in 1839, gathering songs and poems in Latin, Anglo-Norman and Middle English that comment on public affairs from the reign of John to that of Edward II. Satires on greedy clergy and corrupt courts, songs of the barons’ wars, beast fables with political teeth and laments on evil times appear with English translations, notes and glossary.
A treasure for students of medieval England and of how ordinary people sang about power. Download the free EPUB.