Editing Savoy Palace (section)

===Destruction===
During the [[Peasants' Revolt]] led by [[Wat Tyler]] in 1381, the rioters, who blamed [[John of Gaunt]] for the introduction of the [[Tax per head|poll tax]] that had precipitated the revolt, systematically demolished the Savoy and everything in it. What could not be smashed or burned was thrown into the river. Jewellery was pulverised with hammers, and it was said{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} that one rioter found by his fellows to have kept a silver goblet for himself was killed for doing so. Despite this, the name Savoy was retained by the site.