What are facts about wat tyler?

Answer 1

here are 10 facts about Wat Tyler:

• He was killed by the mayor of London because he rebelled about the price of taxes.
• His real name was Walter Tyler.
• He died on the 15th June 1381 at the age of 40 years 5 months and 11 days.
• When he returned to London after gathering a group of people to rebel against the king he had over 50 000 people on his side.
• While they were rebelling the king met them at Mile End and promised to address their complaints including the unpopular taxes.
• The rebels destroyed the Savoy palace that belonged to John of Gaunt, who was the king's uncle and the duke of Lancaster.
• The reason the people rebelled was because the king raised the price of taxes due to the lack of income in the previous year.
• The people were unsettled because the price was raised to three goats and the taxes were the same for the rich and poor.
• His co-leaders were John Ball and Jack Straw and he was in charge.
• When Wat was killed suddenly without warning by the mayor of London the rebels broke into a panic and not being organized as a military force they broke into ranks and fled for their lives