Edward VI Rebellions Flashcards
What where the causes of the Kett Rebellion
- Enclousers became common
- Somerset was becoming unpopular because he broke promises
- Textille industry was declining
- The rebels wanted a more radical push towards Protestantism
What was the Kett Rebellion of 1549
robert kett got rioters that were angry about enclosures of land and marched 16,000 of them towards Norwich and they seized the city.
How did the Kett Rebellion play out
Somerset slow to respond, promised rebel pardons if they disbanded.
Kett ignored pardons, and ordered attack against Norwich.
Large army force sent, 3,000 rebels killed.
Effects of the Kett Rebellion
Confidence in Somerset declined allowing Northemburland to gain favour
Pushed to more radically to Protestantism
Causes of the Western Rebellion 1549
- tax on sheep
- Wanted a return to catholicism
- Cornish nationalism - cornish prayer book
- Wanted to reinstate monestraies
- Wanted to reinstate chanteries
effects of the western rebellion of 1549
- harshness of somersets reaction led to the downfall of his image as a supporter of the common people
- Nothumberland was able to gain support within the privy council and eventually in 1552 was executed for treason
why did the kett rebellion fail
- strong reaction by Somerset
- Kett failed to hold back the rebels
- After the attack of Norwich the rebellion became treason
why did the kett rebellion fail
- strong reaction by Somerset
- Kett failed to hold back the rebels
- After the attack of Norwich the rebellion became treason
why did the western rebellion fail
- failed to capture arms in Exeter
- lacked support
what was the kett rebellion
Kett’s Rebellion was a revolt in Norfolk, England during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land. It began at Wymondham on 8 July 1549 with a group of rebels destroying fences that had been put up by wealthy landowners.
what was the western rebellion
The Prayer Book Rebellion or Western Rising was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549. In that year, the Book of Common Prayer, presenting the theology of the English Reformation, was introduced.
