The Rebellion That Started Because a Lawyer Paid a Bribe
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This episode discusses Kett's Rebellion in 1549, where a crowd in Norfolk, led by Robert Kett, took control of the county for seven weeks.
In July 1549, a crowd in Norfolk showed up to tear down Robert Kett's fences. Instead of stopping them, he agreed with them, helped pull down his own hedges, and led them to Norwich. What followed was seven weeks of about 16,000 people running the county from a camp on Mousehold Heath, with a court, a supply system and a signed list of demands. It ended at the Battle of Dussindale on 27 August 1549.This one has been on my list for seventeen years and I somehow never made it. Fixing that today. Related video on Tudor Vagrancy laws that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/q4Gku_0H_kg 馃搮 TASTE OF TUDORCON, THIS SATURDAY Free online event, Saturday 29 August, 1pm ET, about two hours. Eight TudorCon speakers each share a piece of their talk: Henry VIII and head trauma, John Dee, the history of English, a dress that took seven years to make, and more. Drop in and out, and there's a replay if you can't make it live. Register: https://tudorcon.englandcast.com/tasteoftudorcon2026/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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