BattlefieldsPercy-Neville Feud — Yorkshire Skirmishes 1317 to 1323
Medieval

Percy-Neville Feud — Yorkshire Skirmishes 1317 to 1323

1318
York, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
York, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Neville retinues (ongoing feud)
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Percy retinues
Outcome
Ongoing low-level violence; no decisive engagement; eventually suppressed by Edward III
The Battle

History & Significance

During the troubled reign of Edward II, the Percy and Neville families contested lordship in Yorkshire through a series of affrays, property seizures, and armed skirmishes. The weakness of royal authority under Edward II allowed magnate feuding to run unchecked. These disputes presaged the more famous feud of the 1450s and reflected endemic baronial violence in the north.

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