1. Perkin Warbeck made several landings in England backed by small armies but met strong resistance from the King's men and surrendered in Hampshire in 1497.
30 Facts About Perkin Warbeck
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Perkin Warbeck said that he was Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the younger son of King Edward IV, who had disappeared mysteriously along with his brother Edward V after Richard, Duke of Gloucester, succeeded to the throne as King Richard III following the death of King Edward IV, his eldest brother, in 1483.
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Perkin Warbeck first claimed the English throne at the court of Burgundy in 1490, where jeton coins were minted for him.
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Perkin Warbeck claimed that from 1483 to 1490, he had lived on the continent of Europe under the protection of Yorkist loyalists, but when his main guardian, Sir Edward Brampton, returned to England, he was left free.
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In 1491, Perkin Warbeck landed in Ireland in the hope of gaining support for his claim as Lambert Simnel had four years previously.
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However, little support materialized for an active rebellion, and Perkin Warbeck was forced to return to mainland Europe.
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Perkin Warbeck was first received by Charles VIII of France, but in 1492 he was expelled under the terms of the Treaty of Etaples, by which Charles had agreed not to shelter rebels against Henry VII.
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At the invitation of Duke Philip's father, Emperor Maximilian I, in 1493, Perkin Warbeck attended the funeral of Maximilian's father Frederick III and was recognised as King Richard IV of England.
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Perkin Warbeck was forced to retreat almost immediately, this time to Ireland.
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Perkin Warbeck followed the court and was a Christmas guest at Linlithgow Palace in 1495.
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Perkin Warbeck married Lady Catherine Gordon, a daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly.
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Historian Katie Stevenson suggests the clothing bought for the tournament shows Perkin Warbeck fought in a team with the king and four knights.
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Perkin Warbeck saw Roderic de Lalaing, a Flemish knight, arrive with two little ships and 60 German soldiers and meet James IV and talk to Warbeck.
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Perkin Warbeck suggested, from the safety of Berwick-upon-Tweed, that the Scots could be vanquished by a modest English force attacking from north and south in a pincer movement.
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Perkin Warbeck pawned a horse for cash in Ayr and sailed to Waterford in shame.
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Once again Perkin Warbeck attempted to lay siege to Waterford, but this time his effort lasted only eleven days before he was forced to flee Ireland, chased by four English ships.
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Perkin Warbeck proclaimed that he could put a stop to extortionate taxes levied to help fight a war against Scotland and was warmly welcomed.
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Perkin Warbeck was declared "Richard IV" on Bodmin Moor and his Cornish army some 6,000 strong entered Exeter before advancing on Taunton.
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Henry VII sent his chief general, Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney, to attack the Cornish and when Perkin Warbeck heard that the King's scouts were at Glastonbury he panicked and deserted his army.
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Perkin Warbeck was captured at Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire where he surrendered.
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Perkin Warbeck was imprisoned, first at Taunton, then at the Tower of London, where he was "paraded through the streets on horseback amid much hooting and derision of the citizens".
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Perkin Warbeck was even allowed to be present at royal banquets.
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Perkin Warbeck was kept under guard and was not allowed to sleep with his wife, who was living under the protection of the queen.
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Perkin Warbeck was then held in the Tower, initially in solitary confinement, and later alongside the 17th Earl of Warwick; the two tried to escape in 1499.
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Perkin Warbeck's story was featured in Francis Bacon's 1622 work History of the Reign of King Henry VII.
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Perkin Warbeck reportedly resembled Edward IV in appearance, which has led to speculation that he might have been Edward's illegitimate son or at least had some genuine connection with the York family.
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Some authors, for example Horace Walpole, have even gone as far as to claim that Perkin Warbeck actually was Richard, Duke of York.
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The text labelling the drawing as Perkin Warbeck is in a different hand to inscriptions on other drawings in the collection.
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Perkin Warbeck might be the male mistakenly labelled as Warbeck.
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Warbeck's story subsequently attracted writers, most notably the dramatist John Ford, who dramatized the story in his play Perkin Warbeck, first performed in the 1630s.