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Perkin Warbeck

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1474–1499 Also known as Perkin Warbeck、Richard of York (claimed)、Piers Osbeck

A famous late-fifteenth-century English pretender claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, he gained support from Margaret of Burgundy and James IV of S…

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  1. 1491–1494Bruges · FlandersAt the Burgundian court he claimed to be Richard, the prince in the Tower, won Margaret of York's support, and received short-lived recognition from France and the Holy Roman Empire, creating diplomatic pressure on Henry VII.
  2. 1495–1496Scotland · ScotlandSheltered by James IV and married to a Scottish princess, he landed with a small force at Deal in Kent in 1495 and was repulsed; in 1496 a joint Scottish force raided the northern border but also failed.
  3. 1497Exeter · DevonLanding in Cornwall in September 1497, he joined local malcontents and marched north to besiege Exeter, withdrew after resistance from the garrison, and was finally captured near Bodmin.
  4. 1498–1499Tower of London · LondonAfter capture he was briefly pardoned and kept at court, but in 1499, for plotting escape again and being implicated in the Earl of Warwick's case, he was hanged at the Tower of London, ending the pretender movement.

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