Events and facts

Question 1

Why was Norwich (east Anglia) the city in which the rebellion originated

Answer 1

East Anglia had a large number of independent small farmers who were affected by the enclosure.

East Anglia also large textile centre which had problems from the

Question 2

How many rebels did Kett gather orignally

Answer 2

16,000

Question 3

What does historian John Guy argue that the rebellion was

Answer 3

“the closest thing Tudor England saw to a class war”

Question 4

What does John Guy talk about Kett’s governing

Answer 4

a “remarkable demonstration of self government” showing strength

Question 5

What were some general examples of the demands of rebels

Answer 5

• Stop enclosure
• Rents to be reduced to levels under Henry 7
• All bondman given their freedom
• Corrupt local officials to be removed
• Incompetent priests to be fired

Question 6

What did the rebels believe Somerset would do

Answer 6

recognise justice of their cause and settle their demands amicably. They were wrong

Question 7

Who was the first person (Nobility) and did he succeed

Answer 7

Marquis of NORTHAMPTON was sent but failed

Question 8

How did Northampton fail

Answer 8

Kett did not accept his pardon

He was not strong enough to hold Norwich and was forced to abandon it

Question 9

Which person (nobility) arrived after Northampton

Answer 9

Earl of Warwick

Question 10

What did Warwick’s army consist of

Answer 10

Seasoned mercenary soldiers who coped better with the rebels’ urban guerrilla tactics

Question 11

What happened at Dussindale

Answer 11

Warwick inflicted a crushing military defeat.

Kett was also captured and later hanged

Question 12

When was Dussindale

Answer 12

August 1549

Question 13

What did Kett’s army consist of

Answer 13

Labourers, Vagrants and farmers.

Question 14

How much men did Warwick have in his army

Answer 14

12,000

Question 15

What was another key demand of the rebels

Answer 15

better local governance.

Question 16

What did the rebels see themselves as?

Answer 16

Creating a new model for the government.

• They had a system of commissions to issue orders for supplies.
• wanted to show that they could administer law and order effectively
• Wanted to shoe that they could run local government peacefully at mousehold without the local gentry

Question 17

What was the most important issue for the rebels

Answer 17

The abuse of the practice of fold course

Question 18

What is foldcourse

Answer 18

where landlords used their tenants land to graze sheep

Question 19

What was an extreme demand that the rebels made

Answer 19

That local government officials should be chosen by the local people in order to ensure that someone honest was chosen. This was extremely radical at the time

Question 20

What were some of the religious concerns that the rebels had

Answer 20

Focused on clergy and education of clergymen. E.g clergymen who did not serve their local communities well also those who were corrupt and uneducated

Question 21

What was the underlying aim of the rebllion

Answer 21

to change radically the role of the landed elites in society where there was no exploitation of the commons. They DID NOT however wish to overthrow the government or change hierarchy