John Walworth

Also known as: Iohn Walworth · Family: London · Role: burgess and knight · First appears: Richard II 16

Life events

• c. 1381 · John Walworth and Ralph Standish fatally attacked Wat Tyler.(Richard II 16 · 📍 Smithfield)
  • With: Ralph Standish Wat Tyler
  • “Which Iohn Walworth a burgesse of London beholding, and fearing present death to hang ouer the kings head, caught a weapon in his hand, and therwith thrust Iacke Straw through the throte, which when another that was by being an esquier, name Rafe Standish did see, with his weapon also ran him through the sides; in so much that he fell flat on his backe to the ground, and beating with his hands to and fro a while, at last he gaue vp his vnhappie ghost.”
• c. 1381 · Richard II knighted John Walworth, Ralph Standish, and four other London burgesses.(Richard II 16)
  • With: Richard II Ralph Standish John Philpot Nicholas Brembre John Laund Nicholas Twifield
  • “Then the king minding to make amends and to requite receiued courtesie, knighted the said Iohn Walworth, & Rafe Standish, with foure burgesses more of the citie, namelie Iohn Philpot, Nicholas Brembre, Iohn Laund, and Nicholas Twifield, girding them about the wast with the girdle of knighthood, which was the maner of their graduating.”

Richard II 16

• enemies with Wat Tyler “Which Iohn Walworth a burgesse of London beholding, and fearing present death to hang ouer the kings head, caught a weapon in his hand, and therwith thrust Iacke Straw through the throte, which when another that was by being an esquier, name Rafe Standish did see, with his weapon also ran him through the sides;”
• sworn: Richard II “Then the king minding to make amends and to requite receiued courtesie, knighted the said Iohn Walworth, & Rafe Standish, with foure burgesses more of the citie, namelie Iohn Philpot, Nicholas Brembre, Iohn Laund, and Nicholas Twifield, girding them about the wast with the girdle of knighthood, which was the maner of their graduating.”

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