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Kentish Rising supporting Cade — Aftermath Pardons and Executions 1450

1450
Kent, England
Also known as: Kent suppression 1450 · Cade rebellion aftermath Kent
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kentish rebels
Forces
Kent gentry and jurors; rebel remnants mostly dispersed
VS
Victor
Crown
Forces
Royal commissioners
Outcome
After Cade's death commissions of oyer and terminer toured Kent; hundreds indicted but most pardoned; a few ringleaders executed; Kent remained restive
The Battle

History & Significance

The post-Cade suppression was notably lenient given the scale of the rising; Henry VI's government lacked the strength for wholesale reprisals; Kent produced further unrest in the 1450s

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