1. How was Wat Tyler killed? Learning objectives: To gain knowledge of the death of Wat Tyler and the end of the Peasants’ Revolt To understand how different sources can give different ideas about the same event To be able to write a concluding paragraph for your newspaper report

2. How was Wat Tyler killed? Chronicle 1 Chronicle 2 Chronicle 3 Chronicle 4 What Wat Tyler did What the mayor did What the king’s man did

3. Chronicle 1 What Wat Tyler did Wat Tyler was rude to the king, e.g. approached him with a dagger, rinsed his mouth in front of the king Tyler tried to stab the mayor What the mayor did Stabbed Tyler in self-defence in the neck and struck him on the head Later ordered Tyler to be beheaded What the king’s man did Called out that Tyler was the greatest robber in Kent Another king’s man ‘ran his sword through’ Tyler 2 or 3 times

4. Chronicle 2 What Wat Tyler did Spoke ‘strong words’ to the king Refused to remove his hat What the mayor did Tried to arrest Tyler Wounded Tyler in self-defence with his sword What the king’s man did Grabbed Tyler’s head and threw him off his horse

5. Chronicle 3 What Wat Tyler did Didn’t remove his hat What the mayor did Demanded that Tyler remove his hat Stabbed Tyler after the king’s man had begun What the king’s man did Stabbed Tyler with a dagger

6. Chronicle 4 What Wat Tyler did ‘Threw his knife from hand to hand like a boy playing a game’ Spoke threateningly to the king Grabbed the bridle of the king’s horse What the mayor did Knocked Tyler (Jack Straw) into the gutter What the king’s man did Pierced his side with a sword

7.  Your task Write a final paragraph for your newspaper report Write a final paragraph for your newspaper report Tell the story of the end of the Peasants’ Revolt. Tell the story of the end of the Peasants’ Revolt. Where the peasants met the king Where the peasants met the king What Wat Tyler did What Wat Tyler did What the mayor did What the mayor did What the king’s man did What the king’s man did What happened after Wat Tyler was killed What happened after Wat Tyler was killed

8. How was Wat Tyler killed? Learning objectives: To gain knowledge of the death of Wat Tyler and the end of the Peasants’ Revolt To understand how different sources can give different ideas about the same event To be able to write a concluding paragraph for your newspaper report