edward vi rebellions

what was the second biggest city in the country

norwich

what was the population of norwich

16,000

what had thrown large numbers of cloth workers out of a job

a collapse in the textiles industry

who was affected badly by enclosure of woodland pastoral areas by gentry and yeomen farmers

small independent farmers

causes of ketts rebellion

• collapse in the textiles industry

• enclosure

• resentment of the abuse by landowners of the norfolk foldcourse

what year was ketts rebellion

1549`

what happened between the 6th and 8th july 1549 (ketts rebellion)

• entire community around wymondham gathered to enjoy the play/feast

• crowds broke down some enclosure fences including those of lawyer, flowerdew

• flowerdew encouraged the rebels to target hedges of robert kett

what was robert kett’s reaction to his fences being targeted

he welcome their action and assumed leadership of the movement

who were the other leading figures of ketts rebellion

yeomen farmers

what happened on the 10th july 1549 (ketts)

rebels reached norwich

what had the rebels done by the 12th july (ketts)

the rebels had encamped on mousehold hill with a crowd of 16,000

what happened on the 21st july 1549 (ketts)

the york herald arrived to offer a pardon to those who dispersed

he also promised to prohibit landlords from acting as farmers of clothiers and reduce the price of wool by 1/3 and to appoint commissioners to reform abuses

this was rejected by kett

what had the rebels in ketts rebellion done by the 22nd july

they had taken norwich

how many did somerset send in the army under the marquis of northampton and what instructions did they receive

1800

ordered to negotiate and cut rebel supplies

when did the marquis of northampton arrive and what did he do

arrived on the 30th july and occupied norwich

he offered pardons to those who dispersed - around 20

what happened after the marquis of northamptons arrival

ketts army attacked and regained norwich

northampton retreated to london

when did northumberland arrive (ketts) and how many men did he arrive with

23rd august with 12,000 men

what resulted in the arrest of kett and the slaughter of rebels

kett decided to move rebels from moushold heath

how many rebels were slaughtered in ketts rebellion

3000

what happened to kett

he was arrested and then tried and hanged

how many other executions were there in ketts rebellion

49

what was the main cause of the western rebellion

the move towards protestantism caused problems in cornwall which was strongly catholic

other causes of the western rebellion

• the sheep tax

• class problems

what is the western rebellion often called

the prayer book rebellion

what year was the western rebellion

1549

what did the rebels in cornwall demand which caused the western rebellion

• the reinstatement of the six articles

• the use of latin

• communion

• prayers for the dead

• mass every sunday

what had happened in 1548 in devon which had caused anger

william body destroyed church images in a church in devon

a group in helston then murdered him

what flared anger again in june 1549 (western rebellion)

the introduction of the new prayer book

who did protestors in cornwall soon come under the leadership of (western)

humphrey arundell

what happened in sampford courtenay (western)

rebels persuaded the priest to give a traditional mass and then moved on to join forces in cornwall on the 20th june

who attempted to calm the rebels in devon and what happened to him (western)

hellier
he was hacked to pieces

where did the sizeable army move to in the western rebellion

moved up to the walls of exeter and then to clyst st mary

who did somerset urge to find a peaceful settlement to the western rebellion

lord russell

for how many weeks did the citizens of exeter defend their city

6

when did lord greys forces arrive (western)

august 3rd

where did confrontation between the gov and the rebels take place (western rebellion)

fenny bridges, clyst st mary and clyst heath

what happened on the 6th august (western)

russell relieved exeter and gov reinforcements arrived

what happened on the 16th august (western)

russell advanced and defeated rebels at sampford courtenay

how many were estimated to be killed when the western rebellion was suppressed

3000

what happened to robert welsh, presumed leader of the western rebellion

he was hanged and decorated in popish decorations