Episode 5 of 5
Cade is captured and mortally wounded
- When
- 12 July 1450
- Where
- Capture site unresolved
- Part of
- Jack Cade's Rebellion
Alexander Iden caught Cade on 12 July. Mortally wounded in the skirmish, Cade died before reaching London for trial.
Cade was mortally wounded in the skirmish with Alexander Iden and died before reaching London for trial. The subsequent mock trial, beheading and quartering concerned his body, not an execution after trial. The precise capture site is not established by this episode's evidence.
Sources
- Jack Cade's Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
- knole-house-jack-cade-battle-solefields Wikipedia
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