The Savoy Palace was destroyed during this event, one of whose organizers was killed by William Walworth and John Cavendish at Smithfield.
The Savoy Palace was destroyed during this event, one of whose organizers was killed by William Walworth and John Cavendish at Smithfield. John Ball and Jack Straw helped lead this event, which began when Thomas Baker told a poll tax collector that the cities of Brentwood and Fobbing would not pay him. Inhabitants of these cities and others in Essex proceeded to kill the Archbishop of Canterbury and other inhabitants of the Tower of London while their comrades presented a series of demands to King Richard II, whose supporters later killed this event's leader, Wat Tyler. For 10 points, name this 1381 uprising of a certain class of Englishmen.
The Savoy Palace was destroyed during this event, one of whose organizers was killed by William Walworth and John Cavendish at Smithfield.
English {Peasants’ Revolt} of 1381 [accept equivalents for “Revolt”; also accept {Great Rising} of 1381 or an early {Wat Tyler’s Rebellion} or anything that indicates that Wat Tyler was rebellious before he is mentioned]