Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Causes of the Kett's
rebellion (1549)
- Social
- class antagonism
- Andy Wood- 'a particular
sharpness in social conflict'
- hatred of local
government officials
- annoyance that
Somerset didn't
keep his promises
- release of pent-up frustrations about
maladministration locally of the Howards
- Political
- class antagonism of
those in high positions
- increasing dislike of Somerset's policies
- lack of consistency
- not keeping promises
- Economic
- resentment of
landowner abuse of
Norfolk Foldcourse
system
- Somerset didn't keep promise
- promise of reform-
proclaimed against
enclosures in April
- people still
facing economic
hardship
- increase in rents
- rack-renting was seen
as a way in which
unscrupulous landlords
passed the increased
costs onto the
peasantry
- Religious
- Kett vs Flowerdew
- partially over enclosures
- dispute over an abbey
Flowerdew had brought, as he
wanted to tear it down, while the
people believed they owned it