Dissensions among the Yorkist nobility

Question 1

What dissensions amongst the Yorkist nobility occurred after E4 death?

Answer 1

During Edwards’s reign the Yorkists dominated the aristocracy

Richards’s usurpation revived old divisions between those who supported and didn’t support the king dividing the Yorkists elite

this division had been managed by Edwards but dissension was inevitable after his death

Question 2

How did this division affect Richard?

Answer 2

many elites showed support to Richard such as the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Warwick and the Earl of Lincoln

However although many elites weren’t outright opponents they also did not show their support to R3