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Assassination of Walter "Wat" Tyler

England · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1381Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1381

Walter "Wat" Tyler15 June 1381

London · Warfare / Military

The Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, draws his sword & slashes the unarmed Wat Tyler

Walter "Wat" Tyler1381

London · Warfare / Military

Killed by Mayor Walworth while peasant rebels negotiate with Richard II in Mile End

Names involved

Walter "Wat" Tyler

Provenance

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