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A March On London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection

by G.A. Henty

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Edgar Ormskirk, the son of a scholar and scientist of Dartford, accompanies his friend Albert to London at the height of Wat Tyler's insurrection. Together they accomplish several timely rescues of young maids and their wealthy fathers, including Albert's mother and sister, and are rewarded in princely fashion for their deeds of valor. Knighted by the boy-king, they serve for a time in Europe, but return at last to England to settle on their estates.

The poll-tax furnished the occasion for a wide-spread uprising of the peasants, beginning in East Anglia and Kent. The rebels from Kent followed a charismatic and aggressive leader named Wat Tyler against London. The revolt was violent but essentially unorganized as the farmers and laborers sought to "strike off the shackles of serfdom." They actually did strike off the heads of a few lawyers and terrorized landlords and royal officials and in the London riots, slew the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the end, the king agreed to some demands, Wat Tyler was killed, and the rebellion fell apart. A hundred or so leaders were executed for their part in the revolt.

The main character of the story is Edgar Ormskirk, the son of a scholar and scientist of Dartford. Edgar rejects following in his father's footsteps and moves to London where he risks life and limb to save the life of a wealthy merchant. There is plenty of action as the rebellion flows into the streets of London. The ill-treatment of the peasants and their just demands for relief are forcefully presented in Tyler's speeches. Our hero ends up in Flanders, so often tied to England's history, for further adventures.

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A March On London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection

Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Robinson Books
ISBN: 1-59087-0115