Significance Of Cade’s Rebellion Flashcards
number of factors that made Cade’s rebeliion politically damaging for
Henry VI.
king himself did not
choose to face the rebels. This was a marked contrast to me
daring actions of the 14-year-old Richard Il in 1381, who met with
the rebels and personally witnessed the death of the uprisings
leader, Wat Tyler The revolt also provided evidence of a serious
breakdown in law and order. Suffolk’s murder had shown that
the king’s favour was no protection against attack and Cade’s
rebellion reiterated this comt with, for example, the brutal attack
On bishop Aiscough.
What did the extent of the rebellion show
the extent of the rebellion and its violence towards those In power was unusual and demonstrated widespread popular resentment towards the government and its policies, as well as the personalities in power.
The removal of the insurgents from the capital, arguably
owed more to Londoners self-interest and desire to protect their
own livelihoods than it dld to lovaltv to the king’s government. What shows this
The Londoners motivation seems primarily to have been a
desire to prevent the rebels looting or resorting to other forms of
violence, as earlier on in the rebellion there is evidence that there
was some popular support within the capital for Cades ‘armv.
What did the references made in the pettions to Richard of York lead to
Although York himself was in Ireland
at the time of the uprsing, the use of his name by the rebels and the
widespread unrest were to spark the duke s growing involvement
in domestic politics in a radical and unsettling manner
Nonetheless, the significance of Cade’s rebellion should not be
overstated. What shows wasn’t as dangerous to Henry?
The fact that the duke of York was not present, still being in Ireland, made the situation considerably less politically dangerous for Henry VI. Medieval societv was so conservative
about status and rank that it was highly unlikely that a man of
Jack Cade’s lowly origins would have been successful in seizing
real power for long from the anointed king. The fact that the rebels
were opposed by Londoners was also significant
Why was the fact that the rebels
were opposed by Londoners was also significant
- the capital was
crucial in making and breaking political rulers, as the city held
the key government offices and was the financial centre of the
country.
the key tangible legal change that
occurred after the revolt
an Act of Resumption, which was
passed by parliament in 1450. This allowed the crown to recover
most of the land granted by Henry VI to his favourites during the
1440s. major humiliation for the king
and was carried out partly to appease public opinion, as well as
to resolve the increasingly desperate position of royal finances.
Was the legal change sparked by Cade’s Rebellion alone?
this Act cannot be only regarded as
a response to the violence of Cade’s rebellion, as the Commons
were already petitioning for it when events of the rebellion
interrupted the parliamentary session.
