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Kett, Robert (c.1500–1549)| Kett was a tanner and landowner from Wymondham, Norfolk. In July 1549, he and his brother William, incensed by the enclosure of common lands, led a popular uprising that succeeded in capturing Norwich. However, the rebels were disorganized and were swiftly destroyed by troops under the Earl of Warwick. The Kett brothers were captured and hanged; Robert was put to death in Norwich on 7 December, after a trial in London. |
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