Wat Tyler Wat Tyler Walter "Wat" Tyler (died 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He marched a group of rebels from Canterbury to the capital to oppose the institution of a poll tax and 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. Nothing is known of Wat Tyler's early life. Born with the first name Walter, his original surname was unknown. It is thought that the name "Tyler" comes from his occupation as a roof tiler.
John Wrawe John Wrawe John Wrawe (d. 1382) was a rebel leader during the English Peasants' Revolt. At the start of the Peasants' Revolt in June 1381, John Wrawe, a former chaplain, marched north from Essex towards the neighbouring county of Suffolk, with the intention of raising a revolt there. Wrawe had considerable influence over the development of the revolt across eastern England. The number of rebels in the eastern counties, then a very populous region, may have approached those in the London revolt. The authorities put up very little resistance to the revolt: the major nobles failed to organise defences, key