The Kett Rebellion was a sudden explosion of popular feeling against the enclosure policies of the Tudor government that swept through Norfolk in the summer of 1549. 20,000 people led by Robert Kett created a self-governing camp outside Norwich. It required two military expeditions from London to suppress the uprising.
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![A plaque at the entrance of Norwich Castle that commemorates Thomas Kett. A plaque at the entrance of Norwich Castle that commemorates Thomas Kett.](https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kett_plaque.jpg)