Kett's Rebellion (1549)

Timeline

1. 1549Wymondham · NorfolkNorfolk peasants lost grazing rights to enclosures and clashed with landlords. Robert Kett was chosen as leader; the rebels tore down fences, freed prisoners, and quickly gathered thousands.
2. 1549Mousehold Heath · NorfolkThe rebels occupied Mousehold Heath outside Norwich, established a camp, and issued the 'Twenty-Nine Demands' calling for limits on enclosures, lower rents, and reform of parish and judicial systems, at one point controlling the city of Norwich.
3. 1549Dussindale · NorfolkJohn Dudley, Earl of Warwick, besieged the rebel camp with German mercenaries and royal troops, defeating the rebels around Dussindale. The Kett brothers were captured, the uprising collapsed, and the government executed the leaders and restored order.