Jack Straw (rebel Leader)
For other uses, see Jack Straw (disambiguation)
Jack Straw (probably the same person as John Rakestraw or Rackstraw) was one of the three leaders (together with John Ball and Wat Tyler) of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a major event in the history of England.
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Famous quotes containing the words jack and/or straw:
“Be not a Jack of all trades, but a master of one.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Through tattered clothes great vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Place sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks:
Arm it in rags, a pigmy’s straw does pierce it.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)