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Cade   (kād)   
English rebel who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry VI (1450).
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Cade, Jack

leader of a major rebellion (1450) against the government of King Henry VI of England; although the uprising was suppressed, it contributed to the breakdown of royal authority that led to the Wars of the Roses (1455-85) between the houses of York and Lancaster

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