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Execution of Simon Sudbury and Robert Hales

A vengeful mob of rebels, led by Wat Tyler, has breached the supposedly impregnable Tower of London. They have dragged Simon Sudbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Robert Hales, the Lord High Trea

Setting

The uneven, dusty ground of Tower Hill, just outside the massive stone fortifications of the Tower of London. The area is a chaotic sprawl of trampled earth and low-lying wooden scaffolds, surrounded by the looming White Tower in the background.

Characters

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Simon Sudbury
primary
An elderly man of high station whose physical fragility contrasts with his spiritual resolve. He has a thin, gaunt face with sunken cheeks, a prominent, hooked nose, and a fringe of wispy white hair around a tonsured pate. His skin is like parchment, marked by age spots and the pallor of a man who has spent his life in cathedrals and courts.
Wat Tyler
primary
A man of rugged, sun-hardened features with a thick, unkempt beard and intense, piercing eyes. He has a wiry, muscular build that suggests years of manual labor and recent weeks of hard travel. His face is weathered by the elements and marked by the grime of a long march on London.
Robert Hales
secondary
A man of aristocratic stature now reduced to a state of visceral panic. He has a sharp, aquiline nose and a well-groomed, greying fork-beard that is now matted with sweat and dirt. His skin is pale, almost grey, and he is visibly trembling with cold sweat despite the summer heat of June 1381.
Rebel Blacksmith
secondary
A massive, soot-stained laborer with forearms the size of tree trunks and a thick, matted beard tangled with sweat. His face is ruddy from years at the forge, and his knuckles are heavily scarred and calloused. He stands a head taller than the average Londoner, radiating a raw, physical menace.
Tower Guard
background
A man of sturdy, athletic build now rendered powerless. He has a dust-streaked face, a jagged scar running along his left jawline, and sweat-matted hair. His hands are empty and bruised, showing signs of a struggle before being overwhelmed by the mob.

Dialog

Simon Sudbury Knowest thou that to lay hands upon the Lord’s anointed is to invite the very fires of Gehenna upon thy wretched souls?
Wat Tyler The yoke of bondage is broken, priest. Thy Latin prattle pays no tax and fills no belly in Kent.
Robert Hales Stay thy blades! The King’s exchequer... I can grant... there are ledgers of immense ransom in the Tower... I am the Grand Prior!
Rebel Blacksmith Thou art naught but rust on the iron of this land. 'Tis time to beat the dross from the forge.
Simon Sudbury If my blood be the cup this realm must drink to find its peace, then I commend my spirit unto the Father.
Wat Tyler No more talk. The common profit demands the head of the tax-gatherer. Strike, for the True Commons!
Rebel Blacksmith Stretch thy neck, Master Chancellor. I’ll shape this iron to thy liking soon enough.

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