Kett's Rebellion
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Kett's Rebellion was a revolt in the English county of Norfolk during the reign of Edward VI, largely in response to the enclosure of land. It began at Wymondham on 8 July 1549 with a group of rebels
Robert Kett and his followers on Mousehold Heath (from Kett's Rebellion in Norfolk (1859))
Kett's Oak, beside the B1172, near Hethersett, Norfolk
John Crome, Mousehold Heath, Norwich (c. 1818-1820), Tate Britain
The Earl of Warwick led the force that defeated the rebels
Mousehold Heath
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Mousehold Heath is a freely accessible area of heathland and woodland which lies to the north-east of the medieval city boundary of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk.
Kett's Rebellion
…offered to lead them. Kett and his forces, joined by recruits from Norwich and the surrounding countryside and numbering some 16,000, set up camp on Mousehold Heath to the north-east of the city on 12 July. The rebels stormed Norwich on 29 July and took the city. On 1 August the rebels defeated a Royal Army led by…
A view of Norwich Cathedral from St James' Hill
Heathland
Woodland at the southern tip of the heath
Woodland on the heath (in January 2022)