英语词汇jackstraw的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

jackstraw. A worthless person, a man of straw. Jack Straw was the name or nickname of a leader of the Peasants Revolt, Wat Tyler’s rebellion of 1381. This revolt against English king Richard II mainly protested restrictions on pay increases to laborers and repudiated higher poll taxes. Richard agreed to the peasants’ demands, but the revolt was suppressed and his promises unfulfilled when Tyler was slain by the mayor of London at a meeting held between the two men. In the origi- nal march on London to petition the king Tyler and his fol- lowers burned and wrecked much property, incurring the wrath of many. The protestor called Jack Straw must have been particularly hated, for his name soon took its present meaning.

词汇	jackstraw
词源	jackstraw. A worthless person, a man of straw. Jack Straw was the name or nickname of a leader of the Peasants Revolt, Wat Tyler’s rebellion of 1381. This revolt against English king Richard II mainly protested restrictions on pay increases to laborers and repudiated higher poll taxes. Richard agreed to the peasants’ demands, but the revolt was suppressed and his promises unfulfilled when Tyler was slain by the mayor of London at a meeting held between the two men. In the origi- nal march on London to petition the king Tyler and his fol- lowers burned and wrecked much property, incurring the wrath of many. The protestor called Jack Straw must have been particularly hated, for his name soon took its present meaning.
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