WAT TYLER

(Walter Tyler)


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There should be only one bishop in England and only one prelate, and all the lands and tenements now held by them should be confiscated, and divided among the commons, only reserving for them a reasonable sustenance.
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Tyler and his movement of peasants also wanted all priests to have just enough wealth and property for their own sustenance with the remainder divided among the peasants just like the Bishops’ properties.

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Wat Tyler
  • Born: January 4, 1341
  • Died: June 15, 1381
  • Nationality: English
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Walter "Wat" Tyler was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He marched a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to oppose the institution of a poll tax and to demand economic and social reforms. While the brief rebellion enjoyed early success, Tyler was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London.