biography
pronunciation:
[kayd]
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| lived:
| (?–1450)
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| biography:
| Irish leader of the insurrection of 1450 against Henry VI. After an unsettled early career he lived in Sussex, possibly as a physician. Assuming the name of Mortimer, and the title of Captain of Kent, he marched on London with a great number of followers, and entered the city. A promise of pardon sowed dissension among the insurgents; they dispersed, and a price was set upon Cade's head. He attempted to reach the coast, but was killed near Heathfield, East Sussex. |
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