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Wat Tyler / 1381 / Smithfield / London

Smithfield Cap

England’s ordinary people marched on London to tell their rulers enough was enough… their teenage king had other plans.

£35.00
  • 100% cotton
  • One size fits most with adjustable strap
  • Enzyme washed for a gently-lived-in feel
  • Embroidered cap

REBELS COLLECTION 1.0 / FIRST DROP

Wat Tyler / 1381 / Smithfield / London

SMITHFIELD, 1381

REBELS COLLECTION 1.0 / FIRST DROP

The summer of 1381 was a rising time. All over England, ordinary people took a stand against their rulers and told them: enough is enough.

The Peasants’ Revolt was a blistering demonstration of the rage - and the emerging political consciousness of England’s lower orders. Its most famous general was a mysterious war veteran known as Wat Tyler, who directed tens of thousands of villagers from Essex and Kent in a march on London.`

The rebels went to seek an audience with their teenage king, Richard II. They got much more than that. Over one bloody weekend, they stormed the capital, broke into the Tower of London and killed the king’s ministers. When Wat Tyler finally met Richard at Smithfield he was betrayed and murdered. But the legend of 1381 lived on forever.