Indeed also a direct reference to wat tyler who led a force of 'peasants' in taking canterbury during the peasants revolt in 1381 in reaction to the introduction of the poll tax.
He then met the king at smithfield and refused to take off his hat or stop drinking beer while speaking with the king and demanded the law of winchester over england. The mayor then slashed the unarmed wat tyler who was then stabbed and murdered by one of the kings esquires.
But I think this song is trying to remind us to stand up for ourselves and our beliefs. as do most of frank turners songs.
Wat Tyler was, as it happens, a pretty violent criminal and outlaw, so it may not have been the hat wearing or beer drinking that did him a disservice...
Wat Tyler was, as it happens, a pretty violent criminal and outlaw, so it may not have been the hat wearing or beer drinking that did him a disservice...
Indeed also a direct reference to wat tyler who led a force of 'peasants' in taking canterbury during the peasants revolt in 1381 in reaction to the introduction of the poll tax. He then met the king at smithfield and refused to take off his hat or stop drinking beer while speaking with the king and demanded the law of winchester over england. The mayor then slashed the unarmed wat tyler who was then stabbed and murdered by one of the kings esquires.
But I think this song is trying to remind us to stand up for ourselves and our beliefs. as do most of frank turners songs.
Wat Tyler was, as it happens, a pretty violent criminal and outlaw, so it may not have been the hat wearing or beer drinking that did him a disservice...
Wat Tyler was, as it happens, a pretty violent criminal and outlaw, so it may not have been the hat wearing or beer drinking that did him a disservice...