2564172 Lord Saye and Sele brought before Jack Cade,1896 (engraving). by Lucy, Charles (1814-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in the "History of England from early times to 1603" Blackie and Son, London. 1896. Jack Cade was the leader of a popular revolt against the government of England in 1450. At the time of the revolt, the weak and unpopular King Henry VI was on the throne. While little is known about the rebel leader himself, the events of the rebellion to which he gave his name are well recorded in fifteenth-century chronicles. The Jack Cade Rebellion stemmed from local grievances concerned about the corruption and abuse of power surrounding the king\'s regime and his closest advisors;); Prismatic Pictures ; English, out of copyright.