Fishmonger and Mayor 1374 to 1375 and 1380 to 1381. During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 King Richard II met the rebels, led by Wat Tyler, at Smithfield to discuss their demands. A scuffle broke out involving, among others, Walworth and Tyler which eventually led to Walworth having Tyler summarily beheaded. Exploring London tells his story and Spartacus carries a detailed eye-witness account of the events of June that year.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William Walworth
Commemorated ati
Holborn Viaduct - Walworth
The sword he sports represents the one which removed Tyler's head, the origin...
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Norman L. Hall
Chairman City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee in 1973. Associated with the Company of Butchers. Chairman of the e City of London Clerks' Association 1957-8.
1 memorial
Sir (Charles) Vyner Brooke
Third and last white Rajah of Sarawak. Born Albemarle Street. Died at his flat at 13 Albion Street, Paddington. Sarawak is on the Island of Borneo. In 1841 Sarawak was proving troublesome and ...
1 memorial
Dame Frances Gardner
Prominent member of the Fitzroy Park Association and past Dean of the Royal Free School of Medicine. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this lady: Born Frances Violet Gardner, a daug...
1 memorial
Leland Lewis Duncan
Historian, author and public servant. Born in Lewisham. He served in the War Office for forty years and was rewarded with an M.V.O. (Member of the Victorian Order) and an O.B.E. His interest in loc...
1 memorial
Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell
Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea 1987-8.
1 memorial