Coat of arms of the City of London 13th-century seal, and on two embroidered seal-bags of 1319, that depicted St Paul holding a sword. It is sometimes said that the sword in the 1381 arms represents the dagger used by Lord Mayor of London William Walworth to kill Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants' Revolt, on 15 June 1381. This tradition dates at least as far back as the first edition of "Holinshed's Chronicles", published in 1577, but cannot be correct, as the arms were in use some months before Tyler's death. The crest and supporters came into use in the 17th century, but were used without authority
Peasants' revolt of 996 in Normandy Peasants' revolt of 996 in Normandy The Norman peasants' revolt in 996 was a revolt against Norman conquerors. The revolt was defeated by nobility under early reign and minority of Richard II, Duke of Normandy. His uncle Rodulf of Ivry was the regent of Normandy during the revolt. The revolt was started in 996 after the peasants had met in local assemblies ("conventicula") of throughout Normandy. The revolt was coordinated by a central assembly ("conventus") that was formed by members of the local assemblies. Each "conventicula" sent two representatives to the central assembly. The peasants wanted concessions on various economic