After demanding beer, he was attacked at Smithfield, and he was mortally wounded after a fight with William Walworth, the Mayor of London.
Robert Southey almost lost his spot as Poet Laureate in 1817 when a poem that he wrote about this person as a youth was published over twenty years after its composition. Thirty-two followers of this leader got drunk on wine and were subsequently walled up in the basement of a building, where they died. This leader's demands included the abolition of all laws except for the "Law of (*) Winchester." Despite concessions made to this leader at Mile End, followers of this leader rampaged against Flemish merchants and destroyed the Savoy Palace. After demanding beer, he was attacked at Smithfield, and he was mortally wounded after a fight with William Walworth, the Mayor of London. For 10 points, name this English rebel who rose up against Richard II in 1381 in the Peasants' Revolt.
Robert Southey almost lost his spot as Poet Laureate in 1817 when a poem that he wrote about this person as a youth was published over twenty years after its composition.
Wat Tyler [or Walter Tyler; or Jack Straw]