Wat Tyler

Wat Tyler (? - 15 June 1381) was the leader of the Peasant's Revolt of England in 1381. He led a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to protest the imposition of a poll tax and to demand social and economic reforms. He was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations.
== Popular Culture ==
=== Appearances ===
==== Variants ====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Wat Tyler.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1730	Wat Tyler	
* Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, or, The Mob Reformers, author unknown	
* Tyler was the protagonist of this play.
1833	Wat Tyler	
* The Bondman: A Story of the Days of Wat Tyler, author Mrs O'Neill	
1841	Wat Tyler	
* Wat Tyler, or the Rebellion of 1381, author Pierce Egan the Younger	
* Tyler is the protagonist.
1867	Wat Tyler	
* Wat Tyler; or, The King and the Apprentice	
* Penny Dreadful.
1874	Wat Tyler	
* Merry England; or, Nobles and Serfs, author William Harrison Ainsworth	
1888	Wat Tyler	
* A Dream of John Ball, author William Morris	
1888	Wat Tyler	
* The Mediation of Ralph Hardelot, author William Minto	
1897	Wat Tyler	
* A March on London, author G. A. Henty	
1903	Wat Tyler	
* Long Will, author Florence Converse	
1921	Wat Tyler	
* Wat Tyler, author Halcott Glover	
1952	Wat Tyler	
* Riot at Gravesend, author William Howard Woods	
1963	Wat Tyler	
* Who Then Was the Gentleman?, author Charles E. Israel	
1976	Wat Tyler	
* A Summer Storm, author Jane Lane	
1991	Wat Tyler	
* The Confession of Jack Straw, author Simone Zelitch	
1997	Wat Tyler	
* Fire, Bed, and Bone, author Henrietta Branford	
2015	Wat Tyler	
* Now is the Time, author Melvyn Bragg	
=== Mentions ===
The following list is of explicit mentions of Wat Tyler.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1849	Wat Tyler	
* Redburn: His First Voyage, author Herman Melville	
1889	Wat Tyler	
* A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, author Mark Twain	
1986	Wat Tyler	
* Blackadder II, episode "Potato"	
* Character Lord Edmund Blackadder asks refers to Baldrick as Wat Tyler after being asked whether he could attend the festivities surrounding the return of Sir Walter Raleigh.
2014	Wat Tyler	
* Downton Abbey, episode "Episode One"	
* Character Mr. Carson refers to James the footman as Wat Tyler.
== Links ==
* Wat Tyler on Wikipedia
* Wat Tyler on Encyclopaedia Britannica
== References ==
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