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Kett Rebellion Somerset sympathy rising 1549

1549
Norfolk, England
Also known as: Somerset unrest 1549 enclosures
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Norfolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Somerset peasants
Forces
Somerset peasant protesters c.500–1,000.
VS
Victor
Crown
Forces
Crown gentry forces c.300–600
Outcome
Enclosure protests quickly suppressed by local gentry
The Battle

History & Significance

Alongside the Prayer Book Rebellion, Somerset saw enclosure protests in 1549 that were swiftly suppressed by the gentry before they could link up with the Devon rebels.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Kett Rebellion Somerset sympathy rising 1549

19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
St Ethelbert Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Erpingham Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
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