Jack Cade's Revolt in Kent and the south-east in 1450 had resonances across England, including Yorkshire. The complaints about corrupt royal government, loss of France, and manipulation of justice that drove the southern revolt were felt equally in the north. Yorkshire saw political agitation and minor disorders in 1450, part of the general breakdown of royal authority in the years leading to the Wars of the Roses. The Percy-Neville feud was already beginning to poison northern politics.
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