Ketts Flashcards
The rebellion formally begins
July 6, 1549:
set up at mousehold heath
July 12th -
over 16000 storm Norwich capital
July 21st
400 troops sent under marquis of Northampton, they are defeated and Lord Sheffield dies in battle
August 2nd -
16000 troops sent under Warwick
August 24th –
Battle of dussindale, over 3000 killed
August 26th
Execution of Robert Kett:
November 7, 1549:
The rebels issue a list of demands against land enclosures, unfair rents, and the behavior of local gentry. They also criticize the corruption in the local church and clergy.
July 10, 1549
Negotiations and delay: The government, led by Lord Protector Somerset, initially attempts to negotiate with the rebels but fails to reach an agreement.
July 11-12, 1549
Land enclosures
2% to 24% by 1600 century
24 counties are estimated to have totaled approximately 500,000 acres, representing about 2.76%
Taxation act
Taxation Act 1549
1 February 1550
An Act concerning the Release of the Branches in the last Act of Relief for the Payments of Sheep and Cloths, and also a Grant of a Subsidy to be paid in one Year.
Subsidy up 4s per year
Proclimations
April April 17, 1549,
Norwich poverty
6% owned 60%
Lord sheffield dies in battle
1 August 1549
Unrest in may 1549
May 1549: Unrest in Surrey, Hampshire, and Wiltshire, primarily due to attacks on enclosures.