Jack Cade Rebellion Flashcards
when did this take place?
June 1450
Who was rebelling?
mostly peasants but also some higher up
predominantly from Kent
What were the rebel’s motivations?
Fear of French invasion - devastating raids (1448-50) in southern coastal towns e.g. Rye and Sandwich
rumours king going to raze Kent to the ground + summary executions
fall in wool trade
Suffolk executed on way to exile
many had links with the lollardy rebellion
loss of French lands
Who was elected rebel leader un June 1450?
Jack Cade
At the start of the rebellion, who did Jack Cade announce was his alias? What did others refer to him as?
alias = John Mortimer
others called him the ‘Captain of Kent’
Who did they plan to get support from before marching to London?
Canterbury, Sussex, Surrey and Middlesex
Were the rebels prepared? in what ways?
yes
organised
fought with skill and discipline
What did the rebels do when they got to London?
Plundered London to within an inch of its life
Who was Lord Saye? What happened to him? What happened to 6 other elite members of government?
Treasurer, prominent official in Kent, reputation for avarice and corruption
Henry gave permission for him to be placed in the tower
he was the chief target of the rebels
given a mock trial and beheaded by rebels
6 other elite members of govt also executed in this way
How did Cade dress once the rebellion was underway?
What did he say about other people dressing in this way?
dressed in exotically sumptuous clothing
said no one else was allowed to dress in this way
Where else in the country were there risings at the time of the Jack Cade rebellion?
Midlands
West Country
when the rebels approached London, what did the King do? What did the Queen do? Who was left in charge of the defence of the city?
King fled
Queen remained in Greenwich
Defence of London left to the Mayor of London
Who had Cade said that there would be capital punishment for?
any of his men found looting
Who did Cade execute? Why?
his under-captains
for ill-discipline
What were there initially promises of to the rebels? What happened when things toughened up? What happened to Cade? When? What happened to Cade after death?
clemency
then things toughened up - waves of hangings
Cade was mortally wounded whilst being captured
Captured on 12th July
After death Cade was hung, drawn and quartered
