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Warbeck, Perkin

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 Borncirca 1474   Born At
 DiedNovember 1499  Buried At
 Borncirca 1474 / 
 DiedNovember 1499 / 
erkin Warberk was from Tournai in Flanders who arrived in Cork late in 1491. When he arrived in Cork he was dressed in the finest clothes, supplied by his master a silk trader, working as a walking advertisement. The locals, seeing him dressed so well, assumed he must be of royal birth and declared that he was Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the younger brother of Edward V both of whom had disappeared in suspicious circumstances in 1483 from the Tower of London just after Richard III became King of England.

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 Warbeck, Perkin (b.1474? - d.1499)
 Warbeck, Perkin (b.1474? - d.1499)

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    • Edward (V, King of England 1483)
    • Henry (VII, King of England 1485-1509)
    • Richard (Duke of York, Prince in the Tower)
    • Plantagenet, Edward (Earl of Warwick)
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    1483    (Age: 9yrs)
    Jul
    Murder of Princes in the Tower

    At some point the young King Edward V and his brother Richard disappeared. Whether they were murdered in the Tower of London and by whom is not known, but they were not seen of again. Later, in 1491, a man called Perkin Warbeck appeared in Ireland and claims were made that he was really Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, one of the princes in the Tower.

    1491    (Age: 17yrs)
    Qtr 4
    Perkin Warbeck arrives in Cork

    Perkin Warbeck, the pretender to the English throne landed at Cork.

    1492    (Age: 18yrs)
    Nov 3
    Treaty of Etaples

    Treaty of Etaples was the peace treaty signed by Charles VIII of France and Henry VII of England. Charles agreed not to support Perkin Warbeck and Henry agreed not pursue his claim to the French throne. Charles also had to pay Henry a large sum of money to be paid over several years.

    1495    (Age: 21yrs)
    Jul 3
    Perkin Warbeck's attempted invasion

    Perkin Warbeck and an invasion force of around 200 to 300 men approached England at Deal on the south coast. Warbeck did not get off his ship but his small army did. The local people did not accept Warbeck's claims to the English throne and turned on his army killing many and taking the rest prisoner. The invasion had been financed by Maximilian, the Holy Roman Emporer. Warbeck then turned his attention to Ireland.

    Nov
    Perkin Warbeck in Scotland

    Warbeck arrived in Scotland near the end of November and was greeted by the Scottish king James IV. The king gave the pretender money and arranged a marriage to Lady Catherine Gordon, daughter of the earl of Huntley.

    1497    (Age: 23yrs)
    Sep 7
    Warbeck lands in Cornwall

    Perkin Warbeck with a small aarmy landed on the south coast on England at Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.It was a favourable location as Cornwall was home to a good number of rebels.

    Oct 5
    Perkin Warbeck captured at Beaulieu

    Perkin Warbeck was hiding in Beaulieu Abbey where he was found by Henry VII's army and captured. He was taken to Taunton Castle where the king was staying. Warbck confessed that he was not Richard, the son of King Edward and that he had been used by others to try and remove Henry from the throne.

    1499    (Age: 25yrs)
    Nov
    Perkin Warbeck executed

    Perkin Warbeck executed at the Tower of London.

    Nov
    Execution of Perkin Warbeck and Edward, Earl of Warwick

    Both Perkin Warbeck and Edward, Earl of Warwick were executed at the Tower of London, found guilty of treason. Edward had been held captive in the Tower since the age of ten when Henry VII became King of England after defeating Edward's uncle Richard III at the battle of Bosworth. Perkin Warbeck had claimned to be one of the two Princes in the Tower who had mysteriously disappeared during the reign of Richard III.

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