about the Battle of Bossenden Wood, which is said to be the last battle fought on English soil. It occurred a few miles outside Canterbury in May 31st 1838.
The background to this was in part the extraordinary career of the leader of the uprising and in part the political ferment and economic tensions of much of the 1830s.
The video can be seen at Britain's Strangest Battle: Redcoats vs the Messiah of Kent
Wikipedia has an account of the events with some additional details, and that can be seen at Battle of Bossenden Wood
These two accounts do not mention the strong Kentish tradition of political volatility and radical religious movements from the later medieval period onwards. There had been significant uprisings in the county in 1381, 1450, 1471, 1483, and 1554. This has been in part explained by its distinctive social and tenurial structure. I would also think that straddling as it does the principal land route from London to Dover, and then to the continent meant it was open to the rapid transmission of news and ideas.
Lollards groups were established quite early in the history of the movement within Kent and remained active until the beginning of the sixteenth century reformation. Radical Religious movements also had support in the county in the early stages of the Civil War, and groups such as the Muggletonians survived there.
Factors similar to those which could lead to political descent Would likely also manifest themselves in religious dissent, and the two came together to a considerable degree in Wyatt’s rising in 1554, although as leader Wyatt had tried to avoid religious issues being raised by his followers.
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