Jack Cade's Rebellion

Jack Cade's Rebellion 1450:

• Causes
• Events
• Key Characters
• Consequences

Cade's Rebellion was caused by:

• Peasants and small land owners from Kent, who objected to:
  • Force labour
  • Corrupt courts
  • Seizure of land by nobles
  • Loss of royal lands in France
  • Heavy taxation.
• This was all resulted from the Hundred Years' War.

The events of the Cade's Rebellion include:

• Jack Cade and mob, defeated govt troops by dispersing them in at Sevenoaks.
• They marched in London, where Londoners supported Cade's men.
  • This was because they sympathised with Cade's aims. 
• The rebels stormed the Tower of London,but failed to take the fortress. 
• The royal troops regrouped and fought the rebels to a stand still.
• Then Cade presented a list of his demands to royal officers. 
• The officers assured Cade that the demands would be met. 

The consequences of the Rebellion include:

• Many of the ring leaders of the rebellion were captured and killed. 
• Most of the mob accepted the promise of pardon and slipped away from the rebellion.
• However, the King and Parliament did not agree to any of the rebel's demands. 
• Henry VI demanded for Cade's arrest. 
• On the 12th July 1450,Jack Cade was captured by Alexander Iden. 
• Cade was injured and died on his way back to London. 

There were certain characters who participated in the Rebellion:

• Jack Cade was the leader of the rebellion.
• The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir James Fiennes (Henry's treasurer) and the Sheriff of Kent were killed. 
• Peasants, small land owners and churchmen joined the rebellion.