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Jack Cade
Jack Cade (1835), a play by Robert T. Conrad. [Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia), in repertory.] The villainous Lord Say ( Mr. Connor), who typifies the arbitrary power of the nobles, cruelly oppresses his people. He has long since killed Jack Cade's father and exiled Jack ( Mr. Ingersoll), who now returns to take his revenge. Jack succeeds in capturing London, forcing the king to flee, and fatally stabbing Lord Say, but the evil lord finds enough strength before he dies to dig his poisoned dagger into Jack. As Jack is dying, his wife, Mariamne, appears, crazed by an attack on her by Lord Clifford ( Mr. Porter), whom she has murdered in self‐defense. She dies moments before her husband, whose last words are, “The bondman is avenged, my country free!” Conrad based his story on the Kentish rebellion of 1450, emphasizing the social rather than the political aspects of the revolt. The play was only a modest success until Edwin Forrest assumed the leading role in 1841 and kept it in his repertory until his death. Afterward John McCullough assumed the part on several occasions, and it was revived with some regularity as late as 1887. Robert T[aylor] CONRAD (1810–58), the son of a famous early American publisher, was himself a publisher and journalist as well as a lawyer, jurist, and mayor of his native Philadelphia. His tragedy Conrad of Naples was mounted at Philadelphia's Arch Street Theatre in 1832 with James E. Murdoch in the title role. In addition to Jack Cade, Conrad is also believed to be the author of a romantic tragedy, The Heretic, which was not produced until several years after his death.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jack Cade." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jack Cade." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-JackCade.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jack Cade." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-JackCade.html |
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Jack Cade
Jack Cade d. 1450, English rebel. Of his life very little is known. He may have been of Irish birth; some of his followers called him John Mortimer and claimed he was a cousin of Richard, duke of York. In 1450 he appeared as the leader of a well-organized uprising in the S of England, principally in Kent, usually known as Jack Cade's Rebellion. The protests were mainly political, not social, although the 14th-century Statute of Labourers (which attempted to freeze wages and prices) was among the grievances. Others were the loss of royal lands in France, the extravagance of the court, the corruption of the royal favorites, and the breakdown of the administration of justice. The rebels defeated the royal army at Sevenoaks, entered London, executed Lord Saye and Sele (who was blamed for the losses in France), and sacked several houses. The government then offered pardon to Cade's men and so dispersed them. Cade himself was mortally wounded while resisting arrest.
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"Jack Cade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jack Cade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cade-Jac.html "Jack Cade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cade-Jac.html |
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Cade, Jack
Cade, Jack (d. 1450). Leader of Kentish rebellion. Cade's identity remains a mystery. Military experience is suggested by his capacity to organize, lead, and attempt to discipline the thousands of men from Kent and adjoining counties who began to rise late in May 1450. He adopted the name of John Mortimer, apparently for propaganda purposes: there is no proof that he had any connection with that family or its head, Richard of York. Cade harnessed a seemingly spontaneous movement of protest against the incompetence and corruption of Henry VI's government which, divided and demoralized, could not prevent the rebels entering London on 3 July. Here Cade's control of his followers crumbled, the citizens united to expel them, and the rebels were persuaded to accept pardons and disperse. Although himself pardoned (as ‘Mortimer’), Cade remained belligerent and was fatally wounded when resisting arrest on 12 July.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CadeJack.html JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CadeJack.html |
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Cade, Jack
Cade, Jack (d. 1450). Leader of Kentish rebellion. Cade's identity remains a mystery. Military experience is suggested by his capacity to organize, lead, and attempt to discipline thousands of men from Kent who began to rise late in May 1450. Cade harnessed a spontaneous movement of protest against the incompetence of Henry VI's government which could not prevent the rebels entering London on 3, July. Here Cade's control of his followers crumbled, and the rebels were persuaded to disperse. Although himself pardoned, Cade remained belligerent and was fatally wounded resisting arrest on 12 July.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CadeJack.html JOHN CANNON. "Cade, Jack." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CadeJack.html |
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Jack Cade, the Captain of the Commons
Jack Cade, the Captain of the Commons, romantic tragedy in blank verse by R. T. Conrad, produced in 1835. It was rewritten as Aylmere; or, The Bondman of Kent for Edwin Forrest (1852) and was published in both versions. The story is concerned with the Kentish rebellion of 1450, interpreted from a social and economic point of view, and takes liberties with history in the depiction of Jack Cade, or Aylmere, and his friends and enemies.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Jack Cade, the Captain of the Commons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Jack Cade, the Captain of the Commons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-JackCadetheCaptanfthCmmns.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Jack Cade, the Captain of the Commons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-JackCadetheCaptanfthCmmns.html |
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