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Sir
William Walworth
The death of Wat Tyler, by Jean Froissart
23rd and 29th Lord Mayor of London
In office
1374–1375
Preceded byAdam de Bury
Succeeded byJohn Warde
In office
1380–1381
Preceded byJohn Hadle
Succeeded byJohn Northampton
Personal details
Died1385

Sir William Walworth (died 1385) was an English nobleman and politician who was twice Lord Mayor of London (1374–75 and 1380–81). He is best known for killing Wat Tyler during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.

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the Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth. Tyler then attempted to stab the mayor, who was saved by his armour. Walworth slashed Tyler across the neck...

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Lord Mayor of London William Walworth. However the arms were in use some months before Tyler's death, and the tradition that Walworth's dagger is depicted...

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sincerity. The King's men grew restive, an altercation broke out, and William Walworth, the Lord Mayor of London, pulled Tyler down from his horse and killed...

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believe the sword is a dagger that commemorates the dagger of Sir William Walworth, former Lord Mayor of London, which killed Wat Tyler, leader of the...

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Lovekyn Chapel by John and then Edward Lovekyn in 1309-1352 and later by William Walworth in 1371. The chapel is still used by the school. After the dissolution...

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apprentices or commoners. The nine were Sir William Walworth, Sir Henry Pritchard, Sir Thomas White, Sir William Sevenoke, Sir John Hawkwood, Sir John Bonham...

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Baselard

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overgilt." Wat Tyler was slain with a baselard by the mayor of London, William Walworth, in 1381, and the original weapon was "still preserved with peculiar...

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Simon Sudbury

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Canterbury Cathedral, though his head was taken down after six days by William Walworth, the Lord Mayor of London, and was taken to Sudbury, where it is still...

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Worshipful Company of Fishmongers

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"life changing" bursaries for students. c. 1370: Sir William Walworth 1664: Abraham Johnson 1676: William Allington 1721–22: Sir John Fryer 1810–12: Richard...

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John Cavendish

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co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2017. The Visitation of Suffolk 1561, made by William Hervey, Clarenceux King of Arms, edited by Joan Corder, F.S.A., Harleian...

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Walworth Castle

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Walworth Castle is a castle of 12th-century origins, situated at Walworth, near Darlington, County Durham, England. It is a Grade 1 listed building. It...

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History of London

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to numerous buildings. Tyler was stabbed to death by the Lord Mayor William Walworth in a confrontation at Smithfield and the revolt collapsed. Trade increased...

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Coat of arms of the City of London Corporation

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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...

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Holborn Viaduct

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sculpture firm Farmer & Brindley; there are also statues of lord mayors William Walworth and Henry Fitz-Ailwin. In 1941 the Blitz raids destroyed and damaged...

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citizens. The nine were: Sir William Walworth, who killed Wat Tyler, the leader of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Sir William was originally a fishmonger...

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Archive). "Copy of letter from the recorder of London to the Lord Mayor, Sir William Butler regarding seizure of cloth". Retrieved 27 April 2016. "Aldermen...

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1380

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succeeded his father (Charles V of France) in September, is crowned. Sir William Walworth, a member of the Fishmongers Guild, becomes Lord Mayor of London for...

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went on to serve as Lord Mayor, including Sir Nicholas Brembre, Sir William Walworth and Sir Richard ('Dick') Whittington. H.M. Customs and Excise Collection...

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William Robert Spencer

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Susan von Jenison-Walworth (1770–1834), widow of Count Franz von Spreti and daughter of Charlotte Smith and Count Jenison-Walworth, Chamberlain to the...

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Finsbury

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by Richard II, in gratitude for the killing of Wat Tyler by Mayor William Walworth at Smithfield in 1381. In 1733, the growth of the local population...

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arranged, but Tyler behaved belligerently and in the ensuing dispute William Walworth, the Lord Mayor of London, attacked and killed Tyler. Richard seized...

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