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Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "Princes in the Tower".
Perkin Warbeck was a Flemish impostor who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the 'Princes in the Tower'. He was executed in 1499 after a failed plot to overthrow Henry VII with the help of Edward, Earl of Warwick.
- Tristan Hughes
- He was the second of two pretenders in Henry VII’s reign. Henry VII had already been challenged by a previous pretender in 1487: Lambert Simnel, who claimed to be Edward Plantagenet.
- Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York. Richard was one of the nephews of Richard III and one of the two ‘Princes in the Tower’ who had mysteriously disappeared during the previous decade.
- His main supporter was Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy. Margaret was the sister of the late Edward IV and supported Warbeck’s claim to be Richard Duke of York, her nephew.
- Warbeck’s army attempted to land in England on 3 July 1495… Supported by 1,500 men – many of whom were battle-hardened continental mercenaries – Warbeck had chosen to land his army at the port town of Deal in Kent.
Apr 16, 2024 · Perkin Warbeck (born 1474?, Tournai, Flanders [now in Belgium]—died Nov. 23, 1499, London, Eng.) was an impostor and pretender to the throne of the first Tudor king of England, Henry VII. Vain, foolish, and incompetent, he was used by Henry’s Yorkist enemies in England and on the European continent in an unsuccessful plot to threaten the ...
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Perkin Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower, and challenged Henry VII's rule for eight years. He had foreign support, but was executed in 1499 after his last invasion attempt.
Jun 8, 2018 · Perkin Warbeck was a pretender to Henry VII's crown who claimed to be Richard, duke of York, one of the princes in the Tower. He received support from various European rulers, but was captured and executed by Henry in 1499.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Perkin Warbeck ( c. 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "Princes in the Tower". Richard, were he alive, would have been the rightful claimant to the throne, assuming that his elder ...
