How far did the rebellions of 1549 present a serious threat to the government? Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer.

The Kett's Rebellion and the Western Rebellion, both of which occurred in 1549 with a variety of other rebellions occurring across the country, both had posed a fairly significant role in threatening on the government. Both of the rebellions however, were located far away from London. The proximity of the rebellion from London I believe by far was the most influencing factor in the threat level from the government in both rebellions. However, we must take into account other factors that contributed to the level of threat from the 1549 rebellions such as the size and popularity of the rebellions, the support from the different classes and the objectives and the strategy of the two rebellions to determine which one had the highest level of threat against the government.

Firstly, I believe the most threatening aspect to the government from the 2 rebellions is the proximity of the rebellions to London. Both the Kett's and Western Rebellion were at a significant distance from London, with the Kett's Rebellion being based in and around Norwich and the Western Rebellion being located in Devon. But this also hindered the effectiveness of the government response to the rebellions due to the substantial distance from London. In Source Z, it highlights “that at no point did the government fight for its life”. However, Source AA says that, “It looked as if the whole of Southern England was on the point of social and economic disintegration”. From this it is clear that the rebellions didn't pose that big of a threat due to their location and the government was in no serious danger of being overthrown at any point during the summer of 1549. Firstly, the Western Rebellion was located in Cornwall and Devon, which is a significant