Ketts Rebellion Flashcards
1
Q
Year, Monarch and Casuses
A
1549 Edward VI
Economic - Main and sole cause
2
Q
Main Cause - Economic
A
East Anglia relied heavily on Woolen industry
- E6 policy of enclosures negative impact
1540s slump in textiles
Unemployment and inflation pressures
3
Q
Failures - Leadership
A
Robert Ketts decision to abandon fortified position on Mousehold Heath
4
Q
Failure - Crown and Military
A
Earl of Warwicks 14,000 troops
- incl foreign mercenaries
5
Q
Extent of Threat
A
Small
- Regional issue
- easily crushed
- not support of gentry
