Jack Straw

Also known as: Iacke Straw / Iohn Tiler · Family: Commons · Role: rebel captain · First appears: Richard II 13

Life events

• c. 1381 · Jack Straw became chief captain of the assembled commons at Blackheath.(Richard II 13 · 📍 Blackheath)
  • “Great noise rose about this matter in the stréets, and the poore folks being glad, euerie man arraied himselfe to support Iohn Tiler, & thus the commons drew togither, and went to Maidestone, and from thence to Blackheath, where their number so increased, that they were reckoned to be thirtie thousand. And the said Iohn Tiler tooke vpon him to be their cheefe capteine, naming himselfe Iacke Straw.”
• c. 1381 · The Essex and Kent commons united at Blackheath under six named captains.(Richard II 13 · 📍 Blackheath)
  • With: William Wraw Wat Tyler Jack Shepherd Tom Milner Hob Carter
  • “when the Essexmen, and other of the hither side the Thames, were passed ouer and ioined with the Kentishmen, & those that were assembled on that side the riuer vpon Blackeheath; they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”
• c. 1381 · Jack Straw led one rebel division against the manor of Heiburie.(Richard II 14 · 📍 Heiburie)
  • “They were now diuided into thrée parts, one vnder the leading of Iacke Straw, tooke in hand to ruinate that house”
• c. 1381 · Jack Straw, John Kirkby, Alan Tredara, and John Sterling were beheaded for their offenses.(Richard II 19 · 📍 London)
  • With: John Kirkby Alan Tredara John Sterling
  • “and such as were found culpable, he caused them to lose their heads, as Iacke Straw, Iohn Kirkbie, Alane Tredera, and Iohn Sterling”

Richard II 13

• allies with William Wraw “they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”
• allies with Wat Tyler “they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”
• allies with Jack Shepherd “they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”
• allies with Tom Milner “they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”
• allies with Hob Carter “they were estéemed to be an hundred thousand, hauing diuerse capteins besides the said Iacke Straw, as William Wraw, Wat Tiler, Iacke Shéepheard, Tom Milner, and Hob Carter.”

Richard II 14

• enemies with Richard II “They were now diuided into thrée parts, one vnder the leading of Iacke Straw, tooke in hand to ruinate that house, and an other number of them lay on mile end greene, and the third companie kept vpon the tower hill, and would not suffer anie vittels to be conueied into the tower, where the king at that time was lodged, and was put in such feare by those rude people, that he suffered them to enter into the tower”

Richard II 19

• enemies with William Walworth “And about the same time did the maior of London sit in iudgement, as well vpon the offendors that were citizens, as of other that were of Kent, Essex, Southsex, Norffolke, Suffolke, and other counties, being found within the liberties of the citie; and such as were found culpable, he caused them to lose their heads, as Iacke Straw, Iohn Kirkbie, Alane Tredera, and Iohn Sterling”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.