... local level and in effect become a more serious threat to the government. In addition, the Western rebellion may have been considered more serious since firstly, the government realised its existence too late and was slow to act against it, and secondly, it eventually led to the coup by Warwick. However, had it not been for Kett's rebellion the Western rebellion would not have been so pivotal. Furthermore, the engagement of the troops with Kett's rebellion put Somerset in such a weak position. A key problem and grievance of both rebellions was inflation. Somerset's continued policy of debasement of the coinage sent prices rocketing, as well as the underlying problem of population increase that created a situation in which demand outstretched supply. This was also contributed to by the bad harvests during the previous and current year. Inflation manifested itself in different ways for each of the rebellions. For Kett's ...

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