Kett's rebellion - 1549
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- Kett's rebellion - 1549
- Causes
- Hatred of govt officials
- Govt failure to stop enclosure
- Local maladministration
- Collapse of local textile industry
- Events
- Didn't march towards London
- Set up camp in Norwich
- Ran peaceful campaigns
- To end enclosure
- Improve local govt
- Secure better clergymen
- 21st Jul - Rebels began firing on Norwich
- 22nd Jul - Rebels had control of the city
- Earl of Warwick tried and failed to re-capture Norwich
- Rebels defeated by forces led by Northumberland
- Didn't march towards London
- Aims
- Prevent land lords abusing positions of power
- Priests be able to preach to poor and wealthy
- Even distribution of profits from common land
- Land price and rents as they were under Henry VIII
- Maintain conservatism and traditional rights
- Stop livestock grazing on land of tenants
- Successes of rebellion
- The camp was well disciplined and organised
- Little sign of violence
- No direct threat to govt
- Failures of rebellion
- Kett made no move to advance towards London
- Deprived of supplies
- Military miscalculations by Kett led to a bloody defeat
- 3,000 rebels killed
- Causes
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