The pivotal moment of the Peasants' Revolt. Wat Tyler met Richard II at Smithfield to negotiate but was struck down by Mayor Walworth. The fourteen-year-old king rode forward alone to face the leaderless rebel host, declaring "I am your captain — follow me!" He led them out of London while the rebel army dissolved. It was one of the most extraordinary acts of personal courage by any medieval English monarch. The revolt's demands were later rescinded.
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