The Kent rebellion began at Maidstone where Wat Tyler was chosen as leader and John Ball was released from prison. The rebel army marched to London via Blackheath, where the King failed to meet them. They entered London with Londoners opening the gates; burned the Savoy Palace of John of Gaunt; stormed the Tower and beheaded the Archbishop of Canterbury and Treasurer. Tyler's subsequent death at Smithfield and the king's personal intervention ended the rising.
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