What is recorded here

This black commemorative plaque records: Seeking a fairer society in Norfolk, Robert Kett supported by his brother William, led a rebellion of more than 15000 people in 1549. The rising was crushed and over 3000 died. On 7th December1549 Robert was hanged for treason at Norwich Castle and William from Wymondham Abbey's west tower. This plaque was erected in 1999 to remember the man and his struggle for a more just society in Norfolk.

Robert Kett and his brother William led a significant peasant rebellion in 1549 in Norfolk, England, demanding social and economic reforms; their uprising, though ultimately crushed with severe casualties, highlighted the grievances of rural laborers against land enclosures and oppressive conditions.

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