Against: Evaluation of the threat of Kett's Rebellion
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- Created on: 30-05-20 18:59
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- Kett's rebellion didn't pose a threat to Edward VI's government
- The rebellion was put down eventually
and order was restored.
- Although social order was challenged,
it didn’t break down entirely.
- Meaning there was hope of restoration and the end of the rebellion.
- Although the rebels were
hostile to the local gentry of East Anglia, they didn’t resent that there was a
hierarchy in Tudor society.
- They didn’t want an end to the system of rank and status.
- Although social order was challenged,
it didn’t break down entirely.
- The rebels saw themselves as
loyal subjects.
- They had no intention of
overthrowing the monarch; just wanting to bring some change to the government.
- They saw themselves as drawing their rulers’ attention to the greed and corruption of local individuals.
- They chose to stay in their
camps and didn’t march on London as the Cornish rebels did in 1497.
- This meant that they didn’t threaten the central seat of government which would’ve been dangerous at such a time of social and political tension.
- They had no intention of
overthrowing the monarch; just wanting to bring some change to the government.
- The government sent
reinforcements led by a competent military commander, the Earl of Warwick.
- 1,000 mercenaries arrived to provide back-up work for
Warwick.
- Warwick succeeded in cutting off the rebels’ line of supply and Kett’s leadership to started to waver at Dussindale.
- The rebels weren’t trained fighters and couldn’t match the professional soldiers in a pitched battle.
- The Earl was fortunate that Kett made decisions which made the rebels more vulnerable to attack
- E.g. moving camp from Mousehold to Dussindale
- 1,000 mercenaries arrived to provide back-up work for
Warwick.
- Robert Kett made some mistakes.
- He moved his force to a less well defended position at Dussindale and was overrun by a cavalry charge
- 3,000 men were killed at Dussindale.
- He held back the rebels from negotiating with the government.
- Their attack on Norwich was the point at which the rebellion was seen as treason,
- This led them to not being able to take the opportunity to bring some change.
- Shows the lack of effectiveness of Kett's tactics.
- This led them to not being able to take the opportunity to bring some change.
- Their attack on Norwich was the point at which the rebellion was seen as treason,
- He moved his force to a less well defended position at Dussindale and was overrun by a cavalry charge
- The rebellion was put down eventually
and order was restored.
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