Sack of the Savoy Palace
Peasant rebels storm John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace during the Peasants' Revolt, burning furniture and documents in the courtyard while servants flee in terror.
Setting
Savoy Palace courtyard, London, England. The grand courtyard of the Savoy Palace, normally a symbol of aristocratic power, is now a scene of chaos. The cobblestone ground is littered with broken furniture, torn tapestries, and scattered documents. The palace gates are smashed open, and the rebels pour in through the breach.
Characters
Wat Tyler
primary
A rugged, middle-aged man with a wiry frame, sun-weathered skin, and piercing eyes that burn with revolutionary fervor. His dark hair is streaked with grey, tied back roughly with a leather thong. A deep scar runs from his left temple to his jawline, a testament to past conflicts.
Rebel Blacksmith
secondary
A burly man in his late 30s with a muscular build, broad shoulders, and arms thick from years of hammering iron. His face is weathered and tanned from working near the forge, with a thick, unkempt beard streaked with soot. His hands are large and calloused, gripping his hammer with practiced ease.
Servant Girl
secondary
A young woman in her late teens, slight of build with fair skin flushed from exertion. Her hair is tied back in a simple braid, strands escaping to frame a face marked by soot and fear. Her hands are rough from labor, clutching a bundle of linens tightly to her chest.
House Steward
background
An elderly man in his late 60s, with a thin, wiry frame and a balding head fringed with white hair. His face is lined with age and stress, and his hands are slightly trembling as he works. His eyes are sharp but filled with desperation.
Dialog
Wat Tyler
Break down these doors! Let the fire of justice cleanse this nest of vipers!
Rebel Blacksmith
Aye, we'll melt their gold with the heat of our wrath!
Wat Tyler
See how they flee like rats! The hour of reckoning is upon them!
Rebel Blacksmith
Their fine papers burn well—let the flames lick the sky!
Wat Tyler
No more chains! No more taxes! Today, we are free men!
Rebel Blacksmith
Strike hard, brothers! The iron of oppression shatters today!
Wat Tyler
Let the Savoy burn! Let all England see the power of the common man!