Kett in a sentence

Kett was the son of Tom and Margery Kett and had several brothers, and clergyman Francis Kett was his nephew.

Land 1977, 144-5 George Kett, a descendant of Kett's younger brother Thomas, moved to Cambridge and co-founded the architectural masonry company of Rattee & Kett.

At first light on 22 July, Kett withdrew his artillery.

At this point an assault began, ordered by Kett or perhaps by other rebel leaders.

By now Kett was their leader and they were being joined by people from nearby towns and villages.

Despite the increased threat, the rebels were loyal to Kett throughout and continued to fight Warwick's men.

Kett and his followers were now officially rebels; the authorities therefore shut the city gates and set about preparing the city defences.

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.

Kett and his people were aware of this, and that night they left their camp at Mousehold for lower ground in preparation for battle.

Kett had already seen how difficult it was to defend miles of walls and gates and had instead chosen to withdraw.

Kett had been prominent among the parishioners in saving their parish church when Wymondham Abbey was demolished and this had led to conflict with Flowerdew.

Kett, Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties, p 240 Large corporations systematized their training programs for new employees.

Kett rejected the offer, saying he had no need of a pardon because he had committed no treason.

Kett's council, which consisted of representatives from the Hundreds of Norfolk and one representative from Suffolk met under the Oak of Reformation to administer the camp, issuing warrants to obtain provisions and arms and arrest members of the gentry.

Kett's rebellion ended on 27 August when the rebels were defeated by an army under the leadership of the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Dussindale.

Kett's Rebellion in Norfolk and the Prayer Book Rebellion in Devon and Cornwall simultaneously created a crisis during a time when invasion from Scotland and France were feared.

Land 1977, 22-23 Having listened to the rioters' grievances, Kett decided to join their cause and helped them tear down his own fences before taking them back to Hethersett where they destroyed Flowerdew's enclosures.

Land 1977, 42 Kett was about 57 years old and was one of the wealthier farmers in Wymondham.

Land 1977, 94 Kett was captured at the village of Swannington the night after the battle and taken, together with his brother William, to the Tower of London to await trial for treason.

Two or possibly three of Kett's brothers were dead by 1549, but his eldest brother William joined him in the rebellion.