D3: Ketts Rebellion Flashcards
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How did the rebels see themselves under the Ketts Reb?
- loyal subjects of the king and his gov
How did the rebels frame their requests, and why did they do this?
framed their demands in moderate langauge to indicate their respectful requests rather than rebellious intent bc saw themselves as loyal subjects to king and gov.
What were the rebels feelings towards the gentry?
the rebels did not seek to destroy the nobility and gentry.
- although they resented the gentry for exploitation and corruption, they didnt seek to eliminate them entirely.
What did the rebels want the gentry to do, in terms of their role in society - instead of exploiting etc?
wanted their role to change: play a more responsible and less exploitative roll in social, partic in terms of land management and local governance. eg, rabbit attacks
Did the rebels want social hierarchy to remain?
What the rebels wanted was for social hierarchy to remain, but for the landed elites to play a very different role in that hierarchy where they would be prevented from exploiting the commons.