Cade's rebellion

• • Mid 1449 - growing popular discontent against Gov - Loss of France land growing + trade halted - Eng cloth to low countries = main source of income
• • 28 Jan 1450 - DOSuffolk sent to TOL accused of treason - H6 intervened + dismissed charges - seen as too lenient
  • 2 May - Suffolk captured + beheaded - news spread + angry locals in Kent led by Jack Cade - organised march to London - put petition to King
• • 11 June - Rebels camped on Blackheath - week later H6 agreed to meet with force but rebels had gone
  • Stafford led group to follow - ambushed + killed
  • 29 June - rebels returned to Blackheath
  • 3 July - crossed London bridge to get revenge + executed
• • Cade + rebels ran amok in London - looting
  • 5-6 July - forced out of london
  • 7 - issued royal pardon - agreed + left - Cade not included - captured + died
  • H6 ran away + left others to respond to crisis