Undermining the importance of York and Anjou’s tension was the Neville and Percy dispute that

significantly contributed to local and national turbulence. The formerly amicable relationship between
the Nevilles and Percys began to worsen due to disputes between land and property. This dispute
turned physical when Percys attacked the Nevilles after a wedding which outraged the Nevilles in August
1453. When the Kings men tried to investigate this attack, they were met with a wall of silence causing
the case to be dropped. This caused outrage for the Nevilles and therefore acted as an incentive for the
Nevilles to support Richard Duke of York. This is more significant than the tension between Anjou and
York as the Neville’s offered military support which lead to turbulence in the form of St Albans.
However, it can be argued that the baronial conflict was also a failure of Henry VI as he was unable to
stop the conflict. This shows that Henry’s weak leadership was the most significant cause of turbulence
in England as he was unable to pacify his nobles in order to create stability across the whole of England.
The dispute was symbolised in court and caused political instability due to the Nevilles supporting
Richard Duke of York and the Percys supporting Sommerset. This alliance between the Nevilles and
Richard Duke of York was also seen through the marriage of Cecily Neville and Richard. This heavily
impacted the turbulence in England which is clearly seen through the first battle of Saint Albans. This is
due to the fact that the Earl of Warwick (a Neville) resulted in piracy to fund his garrisons which broke a
two-year truce with the Hanseatic league. This allowed the King to label Warwick as a traitor and to
have him imprisoned and to have him trialed. This led the First Battle of Saint Albans in 1455 on 22nd of
May where Sommerset was killed and allowed York to regain power. This clearly shows that the baronial
factions were a key reason for turbulence in England considering the fact that when Richard previously
tried to rebel at Dartford the Nevilles did not support him. However, because of the conflict between
the Nevilles and the Percys, the Nevilles had an incentive to support York. Alternatively, this can be
viewed as a direct cause of Henry VI’s misjudgement because he labelled Warwick as a traitor which
sparked the First Battle of Saint Albans.