kett rebellion - edward vi

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  • Created on: 21-06-21 21:13
who was it led by?
Robert kett
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how did the rebellion start?
The unrest started as an enclosure riot in the Norfolk towns
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who was the riot originally targeting?
John Flowerdew
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why was this?
he bought the local abbey church + started to demolish part of it and enclosed other land.
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why was kett's leadership arguably contradictory?
- Kett had also enclosed land and Flowerdew attempted to turn the protestors against him.
- but Kett was able to turn the tables and assume leadership of the unrest.
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whats one reason rebels were concerned about enclosure?
The rebels were concerned about land for growing saffron, a valuable crop grown in the area, being enclosed
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