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Siege of City of London

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

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1381Date range
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Chronological records

1381

Walter "Wat" Tyler1381

London · Warfare / Military

Tyler then entered the city of London at the head of a peasant army estimated at numbering over 50,000 men. After crossing London Bridge without resistance, the rebels then gained entry to the Tower of London and captured Simon Sudbury, the unpopular Archbishop of Canterbury, before proceeding to behead him

Names involved

Walter "Wat" Tyler

Provenance

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