1450: Jack Cade's Rebellion Flashcards
When did the rebellion begin?
late May 1450
How many men marched from Kent to London? When? How many were gentry?
5,000
early June 1450
1 knight, 2 MPs
Where was the first clash of rebel and royal forces? When? How many nobles were killed trying to quell the rebellion?
Sevenoaks
18th June 1450
2 nobles (Staffords)
When was another bishop killed by rebels? Where? Who was he? What was Henry VI’s response?
28th June 1450
Wiltshire
William Ayscough, Bishop of Salisbury and a personal confessor of the King
fled to Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
When did the rebels enter the gates of London? What did they do?
3rd July 1450
issue 15 complaints and pillage
When was the bloodiest battle of the rebellion? Where? Who won? How long did the battle last?
8th July 1450
London Bridge
royal forces
10 hours
What was the rebels response after losing on London Bridge? What happened to Cade after the rebellion? When? Where?
fled the city, many low-level involved were pardoned by Henry VI
killed by future High Sheriff of Kent
12th July 1450
near Lewes
Where did the rebels congregate? When?
Blackheath
early June 1450
Which inn did Cade set up in before entering London? Where? What did this mean?
White Hart Inn
Southwark
the White Hart was a symbol of former deposed King, Richard II
Which 2 gentry members were executed by the rebels in July 1450? Why?
Lord Saye + William Crowmer
corrupt members of Henry’s unpopular government
How did the rebels’ 15 complaints describe Suffolk + Somerset? Who did the rebels demand become an advisor of Henry VI? Who did this arouse suspicion in?
Evil counsellors
Richard of York
nobility
Who sought rebels straight away to bring them to justice? Who toured Kent later to establish justice? When?
Buckingham
Somerset
Jan 1451
What did Jack Cade change his name to? When? Why?
Jack Mortimer
June 1450
allegedly related to Mortimer line, which is York’s line to the throne
