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Perkin Warbeck appeared in the early years of Henry VII's reign, and was an instant thorn in his side. Becoming public only a few years after another royal p...
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In this episode, I'm joined by special guest Sharon Bennett Connolly to delve into the fascinating story of Perkin Warbeck, the infamous pretender to the Eng...
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Jul 3, 2019 · Who was Perkin Warbeck, and why was he such a threat to the young Tudor dynasty? Did people REALLY believe that he was a missing Prince? Did he get many peop...
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Dec 24, 2021 · Perkin Warbeck. Perkin Warbeck claimed himself as the direct heir of King Edward IV. Edward had two sons, Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, who were both imprisoned in the Tower by their uncle, Richard of Gloucester. It is not certain what happened to the Princes in the Tower (Wellcome Trust / CC BY 4.0)
- Bipin Dimri
- He Was The Second of Two Pretenders in Henry VII’s Reign
- Warbeck Claimed to Be Richard, Duke of York
- His Main Supporter Was Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy
- Warbeck’S Army Attempted to Land in England on 3 July 1495…
- …But They Were Met with Fierce Opposition.
- He Then Sought Support in Scotland
- Warbeck Cast His Die One Last Time in Cornwall
- His Hopes Came to Fruition…
- …But Warbeck Was No Warlord
- Warbeck Soon Confessed to Being An Imposter
Henry VII had already been challenged by a previous pretender in 1487: Lambert Simnel, who claimed to be Edward Plantagenet. Although he rallied some Yorkist support, Simnel’s forces were defeated at the Battle of Stoke Field on 16 June 1487. Some consider this battle, and not Bosworth, to be the final battle of the Wars of the Roses. Henry pardone...
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. Richard was also the sister of Elizabeth of York, the wife of Henry VII.
Margaret was the sister of the late Edward IV and supported Warbeck’s claim to be Richard Duke of York, her nephew. She ensured the young pretender was well-versed in Yorkist family history and funded a small professional army, along with the necessary transport ships, to ferry Warbeck’s force across the Channel to England.
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.
Local Tudor supporters violently opposed the invasion force’s landing at Deal. A battle ensued on the beach and eventually Warbeck’s army was forced to withdraw and abandon the amphibious assault. It is the only time in history – aside from Julius Caesar’s first visit to Britain– that an English force has opposed an invading army on the beaches.
After a disastrous campaign in Ireland, Warbeck fled to Scotland to seek aid from King James IV. James agreed and gathered a significant, modern army to invade England. The invasion proved disastrous: support in Northumberland failed to materialise, the army’s logistics were woefully underprepared and a stronger English army stood ready to oppose t...
On 7 September 1497 Perkin Warbeck and his 120 men landed at Whitesand Bay near Lands End. His arrival in Cornwall was well-timed: a popular uprising against Henry had occurred in the region barely 3 months earlier. The uprising was brutally suppressed by the sword on the outskirts of London at the Battle of Deptford Bridge. Warbeck was hoping to c...
Cornish resentment remained high and some 6,000 men joined the young pretender’s cause, declaring him King Richard IV. At the head of this army, Warbeck started marching towards London.
When Warbeck heard that a royal army was marching to confront his Cornish army, the young pretender panicked, deserting his army and fleeing to Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire. Warbeck’s sanctuary was surrounded, the young pretender surrendered (as did his Cornish army) and was paraded as a prisoner through the streets of London to the Tower.
As soon as Warbeck confessed, Henry VII released him from the Tower of London. It seemed he was destined for a fate similar to that of Lambert Simnel – treated well in the Royal Court, but always remaining under Henry’s eye.
- Tristan Hughes
Jun 28, 2014 · He managed to maintain his identity and travel the courts of Europe for eight years, soliciting money, troops and ships in an attempt to take the English throne. Perkin Warbeck was the name he was called later in his adventures. Pierrechon de Werbecque was born c. 1474 in Tournai, in what is now Belgium.
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Jul 17, 2024 · In 1491, a young Flemish merchant named Perkin Warbeck arrived in Cork, Ireland, and declared himself to be Richard, Duke of York, the younger son of Edward IV. Warbeck's testimony followed an intriguing tradition. Almost from the moment, the Princes disappeared, there had been rumours that Edward, the older of the two, was dead--some said ...
