CANTO 15
KENT
“AND HOW FAR WILL THAT GET YOU?”
Into the garden of England…
NOTES:
“LAND OF CADE AND WYATT AND TYLER”
Cade, Jack /keɪd / (died 1450), Irish rebel; In 1450, he assumed the name of Mortimer and led the Kentish rebels against Henry VI. They occupied London for three days and executed the treasurer of England and the sheriff of Kent.
Wyatt, Sir Thomas, the Younger (1521 – 11 April 1554) was an English politician and rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I. His rising is traditionally called “Wyatt’s rebellion”. He was the son of the English poet and ambassador Sir Thomas Wyatt.
Tyler, Wat /ˈtʌɪlə / (died 1381), English leader of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. He captured Canterbury and went on to take London and secure Richard II’s concession to the rebels’ demands, which included the lifting of the newly imposed poll tax. He was killed by royal supporters.
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