John Legge Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Legge, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1381–13813 events2 places

Chronological biography

1381

Siege of LondonJune 1381

Warfare / Military · London

Had devised the poll tax which provoked rebellion

Assassination of John Legge14 June 1381

Warfare / Military · Tower Hill

Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels

Death of John Legge14 June 1381

Warfare / Military · Tower Hill

Death of John Legge

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.