Kett’s Rebellion
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles, Feudalism, Serfs, Peasants
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History
- Geographical Location: England, United Kingdom
- Date: June-August, 1549
Article abstract: At issue: Peasant grievances against the landed gentry. Result: The earl of Warwick’s successful use of cavalry and mercenary troops in the rebellion increased his prestige in the council and provided an important basis for his subsequent rise to power through a coup d’état against the government of Edward Seymour, first duke of Somerset.
Background
In May, 1549, Norfolk peasants and farmers began antienclosure agitation that by summer culminated in a rebellion led by the Wymondham tanner Robert Kett against the landed gentry. The...
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