The Kett Rebellion grew rapidly and a gathering of about 16,000 camped at Mousehold Heath just outside the walls of Norwich. Leadership. This topic has 28 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Anonymous. Home › Forums › History › Why did the rebellion of Spartacus fail? Fairly dangerous - Government was weakened by other affairs and rebels were well established. The rebellion known as Kett’s rebellion broke out predominantly for economic and religious reasons. Enclosure. Catholicism was restored only as a result of Mary’s accession [1553]. In reality Kett tried to capture the town of Yarmouth but failed. nobles of other Catholic sympathies decided that the rebellion was too risky e.g. The chief of the rebellion Robert Kett de Kett which, because the word of Fletcher and MacCulloch was a chief inspired by “”, is an example of the failure of the revolt in spite of the dynamic order. For years ordinary working people have been increasingly exploited for the private gain of a privileged ruling class that pay little heed to their calls for equality and social justice. Main causes. Kett’s rebels were heartened by royal commission looking into the problem and thought they were supported by government in acting … News of Kett’s rebellion soon spread throughout East Anglia, and similar revolts began across the region. Kett’s Rebellion is one of the most significant events in Norfolk’s history. Mary I The Spanish Marriage Religious policies were not changed and Somerset’s others policies went when he lost power. While religion became increasingly important to the rebels, it was economic issues which first sparked the rebellion. Very little – it distracted Somerset when he was dealing with Kett’s rebellion. It has been suggested that the people had rebelled for a variety of reasons and that as well as enclosures they were "also aggrieved by rack-renting, by the rise in food prices, by a steady erosion of tenant rights". King Edward sent a much bigger army under the control of Warwick up to Norfolk to attack Kett. ... Did the Kett's rebels have a realistic plan? However, there are several political reasons for the outbreak. Kett’s rebellion centred mainly on the enclosure movement: the fencing in of farmland, replacing fields of corn with flocks of sheep to supply wool for the cloth trade. Commons rebellion led by Robert Kett, a Norfolk yeoman, but part of a much wider outbreak of disorder across much of England where the leadership was low level and low born. Duration June to November 1549. ... Mary I Why Did Northumberland Fail? Kett’s men fought the much better trained and equipped army and were completely defeated on 27th August. sure having all that mucel from labour work would build an advantage however most slaves were weak and frail getting poor nutrion and just leaft over food from thier master if they even got feed at all not enough energy. During the rebellion, Mary kept her cool and refused to leave London or… Posted by Miss Cust at 03:12. Reciprocally the friendly rebellion of Grant was without identified chief. The most significant reason was economic struggles at the time. The most significant reason as to why Wyatt's rebellion failed was the actions of the Queen. 3,000 rebels died. 50 rebel leaders were executed for treason. Viewing 9 reply threads Author Posts January 4, 2021 at 1:0 How effective was the Kett's Rebellion leadership? The Wyatt rebellion failed for a combination of reasons including the actions of Mary (remaining calm and level-headed), the failings of Wyatt's army and other factors. becuse the slaves did not have any military traning most slaves were used as laborers in farms. However plan was relatively passive. Under the leadership of the Marquis of Northampton, the government sent an army to deal with Kett and the rebels, but this army was successfully defeated and Kett held onto Norwich and a large area of the countryside that surrounded the city. Henry Clifford the earl of Cumberland, Earl of Derby (due to Catholic sympathies he decided to remain loyal), Nevil and Percy - members of the local gentry who preferred to remain neutral or even support Elizabeth e.g.