Talk:Amber's page/@comment-27030267-20151001223212

Enmity between York and Somerset I agree is a highly influential causing factor in the Battle of St Albans. York and Somerset were acting against one-another for the position of Protectorate for an extended period of time that built tension as it went on, eventually reaching the climax of 1455 at the Battle of St Albans.

I can however not agree with you on the importance of Henry's recovery, which I believe to have been a factor that nigh on guaranteed conflict in 1455. York had been judged as more worthy to be protectorate whilst Henry was ill; the fact that once he was better should really have changed nothing about this worthiness. This I believe may have angered York, as well as Somerset lining up for Protectorate again, but with a more hostile agenda towards York this time. The fact that York had been effectively pushed aside once more despite his quelling of a rebellion by Exeter and Lord Egremont, as well as his oath to serve Henry and renounce the role of Protectorate once Edward became of the correct age. Such loyalty, to be rewarded with only betrayal of trust and further alienation I believe led York to the more drastic actions seen in 1455, as oppose to his comparatively peaceful attempt at protectorate in 1452; the tipping point for his patience.

One area I have reconsidered is the influence of the feuds between the nobles as a factor that almost guaranteed fighting in 1455. The Nobles split into two different hostile sides, playing on their previous disagreements and playing off against one-another in their two separate factions. This can also be related to the growing tensions between the Nobles, including York, Somerset, the Percys and the Nevilles. This tension increased until 1455, which shows how the feuds between the Nobles was more influential than I had previously believed.