At Smithfield, Wat Tyler rode forward to parley with Richard II and was stabbed by the Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth. Richard II famously rode toward the remaining rebel army saying 'I will be your captain' — his courage or rashness kept the rebels from attacking. Tyler was dragged from Smithfield to St Bartholomew's Hospital and beheaded. The death of Tyler effectively ended the rebellion; the royal promises were quickly revoked.
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