Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic HistoryClayton, Joseph
History
Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History
Clayton, Joseph
Democracy; Great Britain -- History
Sudbury, Simon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 144;
his palace at Canterbury ransacked by Tyler, 152;
Lambeth palace stormed by Tyler and records destroyed, but building
uninjured, 156;
beheaded by Tyler, on Tower Hill, 161
Suffolk, Duke of, chief minister to Henry VI., 173;
impeached as a traitor, 174;
beheaded, 174
Suffolk, Earl of, President of Richard II.’s council, 155,
163, 167, 170
Sutherton, Leonard, 232
Tonge, Alderman, 156
Theobald, Archbishop, 33, 34, 36
Thompson, Corporal William, 285
Thompson, Cornet, 286
Tressilian, Sir Robert, 167, 170
Tyler, John, 148, 149
Tyler, Wat, chosen captain of peasants at Maidstone, 149;
his recorded history can be followed for eight days only, 150;
his followers at first moderate, 151;
at Canterbury, 152;
bursts open gaol at Maidstone and releases Ball and other
prisoners, 153;
sets out for London at head of 30,000 men, 153;
encamps at Blackheath, 153;
sends Sir John Newton with message to Richard II., 154;
interview refused, 155;
he marches on London Bridge, and destroys adjacent property, 155;
keeps his followers under strict discipline, 156;
demands interview with the king, 158;
conference at Mile End, 159, 160;
invites king to meet him again, at Smithfield, 162;
his demands agreed to, 164;
in sudden scuffle draws dagger, strikes Walworth, and is mortally
wounded in return, 165;
his head exposed on London Bridge, 166
Urban, Pope, 18, 19
Vernon, 328
Vincent, 321
Von Hutten, Ulrich, 193
Warwick, Earl of, High Chamberlain to Henry VIII., 236–240
Walter, Hubert, Bishop of Salisbury, afterwards Archbishop of
Canterbury, 69, 70, 73, 76, 77, 81
Walter of Coventry (quoted), 85
Walworth, William, Mayor of London, owns London houses of
ill-fame, 155;
the same destroyed by Tyler, 155;
attempts to fortify London Bridge, 155;
urges king and council to action, 157;
at Smithfield, 163;
wounds Tyler mortally, 165;
knighted by Richard, 166
Walwyn, 283
Warham, Archbishop, 197
Watson, a Norwich preacher, 229
Waynfleet, William, Bishop of Winchester, 188
Wellington, Duke of, 326
Wentworth (see Strafford, Earl of).
Weston, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 252
Wilberforce, William, 313
William I., his character, 3;
condition of country under, 3–5;
death, 5
William II., his character, 5;
condition of England under, 6;
appoints Anselm to Archbishopric of Canterbury, 10;
his quarrel with Anselm, 11–13, _et seq._;
his death, 19
Williams, 328
Windebank, 262
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