Revolt of the Peasantry 1549 Cornwall Julian
Revolt of the Peasantry 1549 Cornwall Julian This book, first published in 1977, looks at the two peasant revolts that occurred in 1549, in the troubled period following the death of Henry VIII.…
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Revolt of the Peasantry 1549 Cornwall Julian
This book, first published in 1977, looks at the two peasant revolts that occurred in 1549, in the troubled period following the death of Henry VIII. Peasants in North Devon rose against the imposition of the English Prayer Book, and with the local authorities paralysed and the government wavering between conciliation and repression, a general rebellion broke out. The uprisings reveal a harsh background of economic and social injustice, intensified at the time by inflation.
Only after three major battles was the revolt suppressed. Reinforced by Cornishmen, rallying to the defence of their national identity, the peasants assembled a formidable army and laid siege to Exeter itself. The Norfolk peasants rose against agrarian abuses, routing a small royal force and occupying Norwich.
Ably led by Robert Kett, they expelled the gentry and governed the county on a programme of social
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