january 30th 1450

Nicholas Jakes Executed

Sometime the day before, with the arrest of the Duke of Suffolk, a group of people in Westminster, now emboldened with the whiff of change in the air, plotted (or discussed) what they could do. They plotted the beheading of the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord Saye, Lord Dudley, the Abbot of Gloucester and rule the country themselves.

Nicholas Jakes lead this group and was soon arrested for his treasonable language (so were others). Nicholas was put on trial this day and found guilty and was hanged and quartered at Tyburn. His quarters were sent to Chichester, Rochester, Colchester and Portsmouth which highlights the areas of discontentment.