The Kett rebellion began at a guild feast at Wymondham in July 1549 when crowds tore down enclosure fences belonging to Sergeant Flowerdew. Robert Kett, a tanner and landowner who had himself enclosed common land, joined the rebels and assumed their leadership — apparently in an act of conscience. The initial confrontation was a crowd action against enclosure, but Kett\'s charismatic leadership transformed it into a major armed rebellion. This origin point distinguishes Kett from other Tudor rebellions: he led rather than suppressed the lower orders.
Initial crowd of hundreds of agricultural workers; grew rapidly to thousands as march proceeded
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