Kett's Rebellion 1549

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What were the social and economic problems during Edward VI's reign?
inflation, growing population, unemployment, enclosures, debasement, change in religion
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Who was Edward's Lord protector?
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
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How did Somerset respond to calls to end debasement?
He refused and instead focused on illegal enclosures
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What were Somerset's aims in enforcing laws restricting enclosures?
Rduce depopulation and rural poverty, increase grain production by discouraging sheep grazing
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Why was the 1547 Vagrancy Act unpopular?
Showed little concern for the poor, punished people out of work for more than three days with slavery, children could be taken away from them
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How did Somerset earn the title 'the Good Duke'?
He issued proclomations against enclosures and commissioners were sent out to investigate abuses, this was seen as the cause of inflation and unemployment
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What was John Hales's role in the enclosure comission?
He was appointed by Somerset to lead the comission as he was demanding for social and economic reform
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What problems did the comissioners encounter?
They were blocked by gentry landowners which sometimes led to riots
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Why were the enclosure comissions divisive?
To landlords enclosures were vital to maximise profits but led to unemplyment among farm labourers, the common people became frustrated when they failed to solve enclosure disputes
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How did Somerset's intervention in the comission make things worse?
He passed measures such as a wool tax, many landowners could evade this whereas the poorest couldn't
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How did Kett come to lead the rebellion?
Sir John Flowerdew, a landowner,was in dispute with Kett who had also disclosed land, Flowerdew tried to turn the rebels against Kett but he offered offered to be a spokesman for them
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How did Kett initially organise the rebellion?
He gathered an army of 16,000 men and set up camp on Mousehold Heath
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What was the tree of reformation?
Where Kett and his elected council would try any gentelman they arrested
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What were some of the rebels 29 demands?
end enclosure of land, reduced rent, rivers to be open to all for fishing, all bondmen to be given freedom, corrupt local officials to be removed and punished, incompetent priests to be removed
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Why was Kett a man of authority in the community?
He was a tanner and had land worth over £600
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Why was Sir John Flowerdew unpopular?
He had acquired and partially demolished Wymondham Abbey
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Why did July 1549 mark a turning point in the rebellion?
Kett refused a royal pardon and defeated a royal army led by the Marquis of Northampton
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Who led the army which defeted Kett?
John Dudley, Earl of Warwick
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What was Kett's fate after the battle?
He was taken prisoner, tried and found guilty of treason, he was hanged
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Why did Kett believe Somerset would be sympathetic to their demands?
He had tried to end illegal enclosures
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How did Somerset initally respond to the rebels?
Expressed sympathy and offered a pardon if they returned home, offered to call a parliament to discuss their grievances, set up a new enclosure comission
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Why did Somerset's approach anger fellow privy councillors?
He hadn't consulted them
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Why did Somerset ultimately send an army?
After Norwich surrendered he was pressured to dispatch an army
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How did Warwick differ from Somerset in his leadership approach?
He was a politician and military leader, he tried to achieve consensus rather than dictate, he made less enemies due to his conduct
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How did Warwick defeat the rebels?
He took Norwich then moved against rebels outside the city were he defeated them and captured Kett
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What tactical error did Kett make?
He moved his force from the high ground of Mousehold Heath to less defensible Dussindale
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Why did the rebellion lead to Somerset's fall from power?
His indecision and refusal to command the armies he sent undermined his authority, the nobility and gentry had lost confidence in him
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What was the social and economic impact of the failure of the rebellion?
Th killing of 2000 rebels meant families lost a chief wage earner and became destitute
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How did Northumberland's repression differ from Henry VIII?
He had a more measured response to avoid causing another rebellion
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