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Warbeck, Perkin
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Warbeck, Perkin (1474–99). Warbeck was a troublesome pretender to Henry VII's crown. He claimed to be Richard, duke of York, the younger of the two princes, sons of Edward IV. He was in fact born in Tournai. When he appeared in Cork in 1491 he was taken up by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry, including the earls of Kildare and Desmond, Charles VIII of France, and
Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy. In 1494 he was recognized by Maximilian, Holy Roman emperor, as king of England and provided with an expeditionary force in 1495. James IV of Scotland welcomed him and gave him his cousin in marriage. In 1497 he landed in Cornwall, won some support, but failed to take Exeter or Taunton. He surrendered at Beaulieu and was spared his life on confession. In 1499, having attempted to escape from the Tower, he was hanged at Tyburn. His wife, daughter of the earl of Huntly, was treated kindly by Henry and made three further marriages.
J. A. Cannon
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The man who would be king Blair Worden praises this vivid Life of Perkin Warbeck, the Flemish boatman's son who staked a claim for Henry VII's throne
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; Perkin: A Story of Deception by Ann Wroe Jonathan...pretenders, gamblers. The pretender Perkin Warbeck, in his royal guise was, like Henry...contemptuously put to work in the royal kitchens. Warbeck affected to be Richard Duke of York...
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Conspirator Perkin Warbeck captured. (English history)(Freeze Frame: October 5th, 1497)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Perkin Warbeck's capture in Beaulieu by Henry VII...retaken shortly afterwards. The tale of Perkin Warbeck, though riddled with failure and defeat...twenty-five-year-old pretender Perkin Warbeck finally nullified in November 1499...
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The Execution of Perkin Warbeck November 23rd, 1499.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...NOVEMBER 23RD, 1499, Perkin Warbeck was drawn on a hurdle...have been employed. Warbeck and Warwick were confined...neighbouring cells and one of Perkin's erstwhile supporters...found guilty of treason. Perkin Warbeck was hanged on November...
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Touching touchets: Perkin Warbeck and the Buggery Statute.(character in Renaissance English dramatist John Ford's 1634 play 'The Chronicle History of Perkin Warbeck')
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...sight, The Chronicle History of Perkin Warbeck seems to be the only one of John...by her husband to another man. Perkin Warbeck, by contrast, presents a cast...being devoid of sexual deviancy, Perkin Warbeck actually encodes a transgressive...
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The politics of ambivalence: romance, history, and gender in Mary W. Shelley's Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck.
Magazine article from: CLIO; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...historical romance, The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, elicited reviews that questioned...in establishing the context for Perkin Warbeck's subsequent neglect by almost...purposefully and consciously crafted Perkin Warbeck as a literary laboratory wherein...
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The end of the English history play in Perkin Warbeck.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; John Ford's Perkin Warbeck has been called a "fascinating oddity...been out of favor. (1) What makes Perkin Warbeck an anomaly, an "oddity," is that...effective dramatist. (2) What makes Perkin Warbeck more than an anachronistic return...
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The Perfect Prince: the Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 5/1/2004; ; 627 words
; THE PERFECT PRINCE: THE MYSTERY OF PERKIN WARBECK AND HIS QUEST FOR THE THRONE OF ENGLAND. Ann Wroe...but intriguing figure in English history: baseborn Perkin Warbeck or Richard Plantagenet, one of the two little princes...
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Perkin's princely plot.(Television Program Review)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...was really an imposter called Perkin Warbeck. The programme consisted largely...Argentine, closely observed by Warbeck's champion, the oleaginous...attempt was made to explain why Perkin Warbeck had gone to such lengths to pass...
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Green falls for another Moss ; CITY SPY
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 11/13/2008; 293 words
; ...WHERE did PG come up with the name Warbeck for the private company he is using...just two possibilities. There's Perkin Warbeck, an imposter who was a pretender...Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck who won his statuette for Shakespeare...
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Mary Shelly on the therapeutic value of language.
Magazine article from: Papers on Language & Literature; 9/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...human condition in her historical novel The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck recalls Percy's views on language's limitations...III: 18) Moreover, Clifford, the villain of Perkin Warbeck, soothes "his evil passions with words," thus exemplifying...
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Warbeck, Perkin
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Warbeck, Perkin (1474–99). Warbeck was a troublesome pretender to Henry VII's crown. He claimed to be Richard, duke of York, the younger of the two princes, sons of Edward IV. He was in fact born in Tournai. When he appeared...
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Perkin Warbeck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Perkin Warbeck 1474?-1499, pretender to the English...subsequently disappeared, presumably murdered. Warbeck's claim was supported by Holy Roman...chief supporter of the Yorkist exiles. Warbeck's attempt to invade England in 1495...
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Henry VII (England) (1457–1509; Ruled 1485–1509)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...June. A more serious challenge came in the person of Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Edward IV's youngest son, Richard...Scottish king, James IV (ruled 1488 – 1513), Warbeck attempted invasions of England in 1495 and 1497 but...
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‘perpetual peace’, treaty of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...James IV of Scotland gave considerable assistance to Perkin Warbeck , the Yorkist pretender against Henry VII in the 1490s. But in a change of policy after Warbeck's death he negotiated in 1502 a treaty of perpetual...
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Henry VII
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Henry Tudor was hardly any more plausible as a king of England than Lambert Simnel or Perkin Warbeck were to be later.’ That is absurd. Simnel and Warbeck were commoners pretending to be someone. Henry's father was a half-brother of...
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