Wat Tyler (? - 15 June 1381) was the leader of the Peasant's Revolt of England in 1381. He led a group of rebels from Canterbury to London to protest the imposition of a poll tax and to demand social and economic reforms. He was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations.
The following list is of explicit appearances of Wat Tyler.
Year
Name
Appearance
Notes
1730
Wat Tyler
Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, or, The Mob Reformers, author unknown
Tyler was the protagonist of this play.
1833
Wat Tyler
The Bondman: A Story of the Days of Wat Tyler, author Mrs O'Neill
1841
Wat Tyler
Wat Tyler, or the Rebellion of 1381, author Pierce Egan the Younger
Tyler is the protagonist.
1867
Wat Tyler
Wat Tyler; or, The King and the Apprentice
Penny Dreadful.
1874
Wat Tyler
Merry England; or, Nobles and Serfs, author William Harrison Ainsworth
1888
Wat Tyler
A Dream of John Ball, author William Morris
1888
Wat Tyler
The Mediation of Ralph Hardelot, author William Minto
1897
Wat Tyler
A March on London, author G. A. Henty
1903
Wat Tyler
Long Will, author Florence Converse
1921
Wat Tyler
Wat Tyler, author Halcott Glover
1952
Wat Tyler
Riot at Gravesend, author William Howard Woods
1963
Wat Tyler
Who Then Was the Gentleman?, author Charles E. Israel
1976
Wat Tyler
A Summer Storm, author Jane Lane
1991
Wat Tyler
The Confession of Jack Straw, author Simone Zelitch
1997
Wat Tyler
Fire, Bed, and Bone, author Henrietta Branford
2015
Wat Tyler
Now is the Time, author Melvyn Bragg
Mentions[]
The following list is of explicit mentions of Wat Tyler.
Year
Name
Appearance
Notes
1849
Wat Tyler
Redburn: His First Voyage, author Herman Melville
1889
Wat Tyler
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, author Mark Twain
1986
Wat Tyler
Blackadder II, episode "Potato"
Character Lord Edmund Blackadder asks refers to Baldrick as Wat Tyler after being asked whether he could attend the festivities surrounding the return of Sir Walter Raleigh.
2014
Wat Tyler
Downton Abbey, episode "Episode One"
Character Mr. Carson refers to James the footman as Wat Tyler.
