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<p> A tiler in Dartford, Kent, who roused into rebellion the long-discontented and over-taxed peasantry of [[England]] by striking dead in 1381 a tax-gatherer who had offered insult to his young daughter; under Tyler and [[Jack]] [[Straw]] a peasant army was mustered in [[Kent]] and Essex, and a descent made on London; the revolters were disconcerted by the tact of the young king [[Richard]] Ii . ( <i> q. v </i> .), and in a scuffle Tyler was killed by Walworth, Mayor of London. </p> | <p> A tiler in Dartford, Kent, who roused into rebellion the long-discontented and over-taxed peasantry of [[England]] by striking dead in 1381 a tax-gatherer who had offered insult to his young daughter; under Tyler and [[Jack]] [[Straw]] a peasant army was mustered in [[Kent]] and Essex, and a descent made on London; the revolters were disconcerted by the tact of the young king [[Richard]] Ii . ( <i> q. v </i> .), and in a scuffle Tyler was killed by Walworth, Mayor of London. </p> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 15 October 2021
Wat Tyler [1]
A tiler in Dartford, Kent, who roused into rebellion the long-discontented and over-taxed peasantry of England by striking dead in 1381 a tax-gatherer who had offered insult to his young daughter; under Tyler and Jack Straw a peasant army was mustered in Kent and Essex, and a descent made on London; the revolters were disconcerted by the tact of the young king Richard Ii . ( q. v .), and in a scuffle Tyler was killed by Walworth, Mayor of London.
