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'''St John's Fields''', [[London]] were fields owned by the church of St John of Clerkenwell and were used as a gathering point outside the city walls of medieval London. |
'''St John's Fields''', [[London]] were fields owned by the church of St John of Clerkenwell and were used as a gathering point outside the city walls of medieval London. |
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In 1381 the rebels involved with the [[Peasants' Revolt]] marched to the fields to meet [[Wat Tyler]]. |
In 1381 the rebels involved with the [[Peasants' Revolt]] marched to the fields to meet [[Wat Tyler]]. On 1 March 1461 Edward Plantaganent 4th [[Duke of York]] and [[Earl of March]] was declared King there and assumed the title of [[Edward IV]],<ref name='Penny'>{{cite book | last = Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 15-16 | publisher = C. Knight | date = 1839 | location = | pages = | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FIIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA199&dq=%22st+john%27s+fields%22&client=firefox-a&cd=10#v=onepage&q=%22st%20john%27s%20fields%22&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> the first [[Yorkist]] [[King of England]]. |
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The fields are now built over and form part of [[Clerkenwell]]. |
The fields are now built over and form part of [[Clerkenwell]]. |
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Revision as of 12:47, 26 March 2020
St John's Fields, London were fields owned by the church of St John of Clerkenwell and were used as a gathering point outside the city walls of medieval London.
In 1381 the rebels involved with the Peasants' Revolt marched to the fields to meet Wat Tyler. On 1 March 1461 Edward Plantaganent 4th Duke of York and Earl of March was declared King there and assumed the title of Edward IV,[1] the first Yorkist King of England.
The fields are now built over and form part of Clerkenwell.
References
- ^ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1839). Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 15-16. C. Knight.
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