 In the aftermath of the attack , Richard did not return to the Tower but instead travelled from Mile End to the Great Wardrobe , one of his royal houses in Blackfriars , part of south @-@ west London . There he appointed the military commander Richard FitzAlan , the Earl of Arundel , to replace Sudbury as Chancellor , and began to make plans to regain an advantage over the rebels the following day . Many of the Essex rebels now began to disperse , content with the King 's promises , leaving Tyler and the Kentish forces the most significant faction in London . Tyler 's men moved around the city that evening , seeking out and killing John of Gaunt 's employees , foreigners and anyone associated with the legal system . 
