Ketts rebellion 1549

Question 1

What was Lord Protector and who acted in this role from 1547-1549

Answer 1

-Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset. He was the uncle of Edward VI. Edward was not yet of age to reign.

Question 2

Socio economic cause of Ketts rebellion

Answer 2

-The Vagrancy Act 1547
-Debasement of the coinage
-Migration from the countryside and towns
-Rise in rents
-Rise in taxes
-Growth of the population (doubled since 1500)
-Rising unemployment
-Decline in the Antwerp cloth market
-Enclosure
-Agriculture struggling to feed the population
-Move from arable to pastoral farming

Question 3

Political causes of Ketts

Answer 3

-Crisis in authority
-Enclosure commissions

Question 4

What was the Vagrancy Act 1547