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Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – after 1534) was a pretender to the throne of England. In 1487, his claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, threatened the newly established reign of Henry VII (1485–1509). Simnel became the figurehead of a Yorkist rebellion organised by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln. The rebellion was crushed in 1487.
- c. 1477
- Pretended Earl of Warwick
- After 1534 (aged approximately 57)
Apr 8, 2024 · Lambert Simnel (born c. 1475—died 1535?) was an impostor and claimant to the English crown, the son of an Oxford joiner, who was a pawn in the conspiracies to restore the Yorkist line after the victory of Henry VII (1485).
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Feb 23, 2015 · Claiming to be Richard III’s heir and the rightful king of England, this boy – supposedly Edward, Earl of Warwick, the son of Richard III’s brother, George, Duke of Clarence – was crowned king of England in Dublin Cathedral, despite the Tudor government insisting that his real name was Lambert Simnel and that he was an imposter.
Jun 11, 2018 · views 2,695,405 updated Jun 11 2018. Simnel, Lambert ( c. 1475– c. 1535). Simnel, one of the many pretenders to the throne of Henry VII, was put forward as Edward, earl of Warwick, nephew of Richard III, escaped from the Tower. He appears to have been the son of an Oxford tradesman.
This observation is supported by the seemingly straightforward traditional story about the impostor Lambert Simnel, who was crowned king in Dublin but defeated at the battle of Stoke in 1487, and pardoned by Henry VII.
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Mar 16, 2015 · historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 16 Mar 2015. 17 May 2024. Lambert Simnel presented Henry VII with the first major challenge of his reign. Lambert Simnel, a boy of ten, was used by others to reassert the House of York’s claim to the throne.
