Wat Tyler grey plaque
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# Savoy Court: The Crucible of Rebellion Standing at Savoy Court, you're standing on ground that witnessed one of medieval England's most dramatic acts of defiance. On this very spot, on 13th June 1381, Wat Tyler's rebel forces—thousands of peasants and artisans driven to fury by taxation and oppre...
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Savoy Court
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On the 13th June 1381, the Palace of the Savoy was burned and destroyed by rebels under the leadership of Wat Tyler. The building of the first section of the new modern Palace of the Savoy was begun in 1889