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    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...
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    Richard defused the tense situation long enough for London's mayor, William Walworth, to gather a militia from the city and disperse the rebel forces. Richard...
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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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  • States Walworth County, South Dakota Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth, Nebraska Walworth, New York Walworth, Wisconsin, a village Walworth (town),...
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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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    the events at West Smithfield on 15 June, when the Mayor of London, William Walworth, killed the rebel leader Wat Tyler. The rebels prepared to fire arrows...
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    Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. 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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    "life changing" bursaries for students. c. 1370: Sir William Walworth 1664: Abraham Johnson 1676: William Allington 1721–1722: Sir John Fryer 1810–1812: Richard...
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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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  • 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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    Revolt and where the Revolt's leader, Wat Tyler, was slain by Sir William Walworth, Lord Mayor of London on 15 June 1381. Religious dissenters (Catholics...
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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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    Fitz-John installed a lessee farmer from England on the island named William Walworth. Walworth brought a system of cultivation that was continued on the island...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Reuben Hyde Walworth (October 26, 1788 – November 27, 1867) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. Although nominated three times to the United...
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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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    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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    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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    Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,505 at the 2020 census. It is located 45 miles (72 km) southwest of...
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  • 1378 – Staple Inn becomes one of the Inns of Chancery. 1380 – Sir William Walworth, a member of the Fishmongers Guild, becomes Lord Mayor of London for...
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    and the Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, went to meet one of the rebel leaders, Wat Tyler, at Smithfield. Walworth killed Tyler, and the rebellion...
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