Sir William Walworth

Family: king's party · Role: mayor of London · First appears: Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3

Life events

Sir William Walworth struck Wat Tyler down with a blow to the head.(Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3)
- With: Wat Tyler
- “Upon this he drew a kind of cimeter he wore, and struck Tyler such a blow on the head as felled him to his horse’s feet.”
The king created Sir William Walworth and Sir John Standwich knights.(Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3)
- With: Sir John Standwich
- “The king created three knights: Sir William Walworth, mayor of London, Sir John Standwich, and Sir Nicholas Bramber.”
The rebels surrendered the king’s banners after the knights demanded them.(Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3)
- With: Sir John Standwich
- “The banners were directly given up, and brought to the king.”
The king had the surrendered letters torn in the rebels’ presence.(Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3)
- With: Sir John Standwich
- “Some did so, but not all. The king, on receiving them, had them torn in their presence.”
The rebels scattered, and most threw down their bows and fled to London.(Book 2, Chapter 5, part 2/3 · 📍 London)
- With: Sir John Standwich
- “but the greater part, throwing their bows to the ground, took to their heels, and returned to London.”

with Wat Tyler (Walworth struck Tyler.) “Upon this he drew a kind of cimeter he wore, and struck Tyler such a blow on the head as felled him to his horse’s feet.”

Extracted from the original text of The Boy's Froissart. Made with Rho MD.