Place, Francis, 314, 319, 320
Powell, Professor York (quoted), 30, 65, 91, 121, 135
Prince, 284
Pym, John, enters House of Commons, 1614, 260;
conspicuous in “Short Parliament,” 260;
supports Eliot in Buckingham’s impeachment, 261;
becomes leader of parliamentary party, 261;
canvasses England on horseback before “Long Parliament,” 261;
opens charge of impeachment against Strafford, 262;
active work in parliament, 263, 264;
makes overtures to the queen, 263;
impeached for high treason, 265;
takes refuge in city from Charles, 266;
secures Portsmouth and Hull for the parliament, 266;
his “solemn league and covenant” accepted by parliament, 269;
dies, 1643, and buried in Westminster Abbey, 269
Rich, Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, 106;
retires to Pontigny, 1240, and dies, 109
Richard II., agrees to interview with Tyler, 154;
allows himself to be dissuaded, 155;
sends to Tyler for written statement of grievances, 157;
agrees to a meeting at Mile End, 159;
assents to Tyler’s requests, 160;
second meeting at Smithfield, 162;
again agrees to Tyler’s demands, 164;
after Tyler’s death personally disperses his followers, 166;
the danger passed, rebels fiercely punished, 167;
formally annuls charters granted to Tyler, 168;
his death, 170
Richard the Breton, 59–63
Richard, Earl of Cornwall, half brother to Henry III., became King of
the Romans, 118
Richard, Earl of Gloucester, 121, 122, 124
Rishanger, Chronicler for St. Albans (quoted), 121, 134
Rockingham, Council of, 13, 15
Roger of Wendover (quoted), 88
Roper, William, son-in-law to Sir Thomas More, 195, 196, 202
Roper, Margaret (his wife), 198
Russell, Lord John, 321, 326, 329
Sadler, 323
Salisbury, Earl of, counsels Richard II. not to interview Tyler, 155;
at Smithfield, 163;
his death, 170
Sanders, Henry, 297
Say-and-Sele, Lord, treasurer to Henry VI., impeached for
treason, 174;
arrested and taken to Tower, 181;
beheaded by Cade’s order, 184
Scales, Lord, guardian of prisoners in Tower, 182;
in conjunction with mayor and corporation opposes Cade, 186
Seldon, 252
Shaftesbury, Lord, 323
Sharpe, 328
Sheffield, Lord, 234
Sibley, Alderman, 156
Somerset, Protector, 221, 236
Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor to Henry VI.,
181, 187, 188
Stafford, Sir Humfrey, 180
Stafford, Sir William, 180
Standish, Ralph, 165, 166
Steward, Augustine, 234, 235
Strafford, Earl of, 252, 256, 262, 263
Straw, Jack, priest in Essex, follower of John Ball, 143;
acts as lieutenant to Wat Tyler, 149;
hanged without trial, 167
Strode, 265
Sudbury, Simon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 144;
his palace at Canterbury ransacked by Tyler, 152;
Lambeth palace stormed by Tyler and records destroyed, but building
uninjured, 156;
beheaded by Tyler, on Tower Hill, 161
Suffolk, Duke of, chief minister to Henry VI., 173;
impeached as a traitor, 174;
beheaded, 174
Suffolk, Earl of, President of Richard II.’s council, 155,
163, 167, 170
Sutherton, Leonard, 232
Tonge, Alderman, 156
Theobald, Archbishop, 33, 34, 36
Thompson, Corporal William, 285
Thompson, Cornet, 286
Tressilian, Sir Robert, 167, 170
Tyler, John, 148, 149
Tyler, Wat, chosen captain of peasants at Maidstone, 149;
his recorded history can be followed for eight days only, 150;
his followers at first moderate, 151;
at Canterbury, 152;
bursts open gaol at Maidstone and releases Ball and other
prisoners, 153;
sets out for London at head of 30,000 men, 153;
encamps at Blackheath, 153;
sends Sir John Newton with message to Richard II., 154;
interview refused, 155;
he marches on London Bridge, and destroys adjacent property, 155;
keeps his followers under strict discipline, 156;
demands interview with the king, 158;
conference at Mile End, 159, 160;
invites king to meet him again, at Smithfield, 162;
his demands agreed to, 164;
in sudden scuffle draws dagger, strikes Walworth, and is mortally
wounded in return, 165;
his head exposed on London Bridge, 166
Urban, Pope, 18, 19
Vernon, 328
Vincent, 321
Von Hutten, Ulrich, 193
Warwick, Earl of, High Chamberlain to Henry VIII., 236–240
Walter, Hubert, Bishop of Salisbury, afterwards Archbishop of
Canterbury, 69, 70, 73, 76, 77, 81
Walter of Coventry (quoted), 85
Walworth, William, Mayor of London, owns London houses of
ill-fame, 155;
the same destroyed by Tyler, 155;
attempts to fortify London Bridge, 155;
urges king and council to action, 157;
at Smithfield, 163;
wounds Tyler mortally, 165;
knighted by Richard, 166
Walwyn, 283
Warham, Archbishop, 197
Watson, a Norwich preacher, 229
Waynfleet, William, Bishop of Winchester, 188
Wellington, Duke of, 326
Wentworth (see Strafford, Earl of).
Weston, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 252
Wilberforce, William, 313
William I., his character, 3;
condition of country under, 3–5;
death, 5
William II., his character, 5;
condition of England under, 6;
appoints Anselm to Archbishopric of Canterbury, 10;
his quarrel with Anselm, 11–13, _et seq._;
his death, 19
Williams, 328
Windebank, 262
Winstanley, Gerrard, 286;
leader of the “Digger” movement, 293;
born in Lancashire, but settled in London as a trader, 294;
fails, and retires to the country, 294;
publishes pamphlets, social and religious, 295;
first action of the “Diggers,” 297–8;
appeals to General Fairfax against interference, 299;
receives little notice, 300;
makes further active efforts, 300;
movement suppressed, 300;
little known of him later, 301
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 336
Wolsey, Cardinal, 197, 201, 202, 203, 208, 217, 222
Wraw, John, supporter of Ball in Suffolk, 143, 146;
follows Wat Tyler, 149;
at Blackheath, 153;
returns to Suffolk to announce rising, 153;
is hanged as rebel, 167
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