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Execution of Perkin Warbeck

Type Event Region Europe Time 1499

On 23 November 1499, Perkin Warbeck, an impostor claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, was hanged at Tyburn in London.

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  1. 1499Tower of London · LondonWarbeck, imprisoned in the Tower of London, conspired with Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, to escape and raise forces again. When the plot was discovered, Henry VII concluded that Warbeck could no longer be trusted, and changed him from a 'protected hostage' to a prisoner awaiting judgment.
  2. 1499Tyburn · LondonWarbeck was publicly hanged at Tyburn. Before execution he admitted to being the son of a Flemish craftsman rather than a member of the Yorkist royal house, and identified the Earl of Warwick as having participated in the rebellion. This gave Henry VII grounds to subsequently execute Warwick, further consolidating Tudor rule.

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