BattlefieldsKetts Rebellion — Lynn Surrender 1549
Tudor

Ketts Rebellion — Lynn Surrender 1549

1549
Norfolk, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Norfolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lynn town government
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Rebel sympathisers and pressure group
Outcome
Lynn maintained de facto neutrality during the rising; submitted to royal authority after Dussindale
The Battle

History & Significance

Kings Lynn on the western edge of Norfolk faced pressure from rebel sympathisers and a detachment connected to the Kett rising. Lynn negotiated a kind of accommodation, avoiding direct assault while not actively supporting the crown during the rebellion. The town was one of several urban centres in Norfolk that had to navigate carefully between rebel pressure and royal authority during the summer of 1549.

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