Rebel leader from this place fighting duke on the Wash (8,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
hereward the wake
'rebel leader' is the definition.
'hereward the wake' can be an answer for 'rebel' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'leader' bit.
'this place fighting duke on the wash' is the wordplay.
'this place' becomes 'here' (I've seen this before).
'fighting' becomes 'war'.
'duke' becomes 'd'.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'wash' becomes 'wake' (I've seen this before).
'here'+'war'+'d'+'the'+'wake'='HEREWARD THE WAKE'
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hereward the wake that I've seen before include "historical novel" , "He led rebels" , "Rebel" .)