Jack Cade was the leader of a popular revolt in 1450 during the reign of King Henry VI of England. The revolt arose from local grievances linked to the weakness and corruption of the king's regime. Cade's power-base was Kent, from which he led an army of as many as 5,000 against London, causing the King to flee to Warwickshire. After taking and looting London, the rebels were defeated in a battle at London Bridge and scattered. Promised pardons and reforms, many of the rebels were instead declared traitors, and Cade was killed in a small skirmish on 12 July 1450 near Lewes in Sussex.
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