How Was Warbeck Successful In Henry Vii's Reign

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Perkin Warbeck was another impersonator who became a threat to the Tudor Dynasty’s future in Henry VII’s reign. Warbeck was a young Flemish boy born in the Netherlands in 1475. In 1490 after being taken to Ireland he began to impersonate Richard, Duke of York –son of Edward IV and the younger of the Princes in the Tower. When he got to Ireland he was refused support by most Irish lords, unlike Simnel who had received a warm welcome. Then two years later he travelled to France where Charles VII received him as Prince. This did not last for long as Henry VII and Charles decided to sign the Treaty of Etaples in which they agreed not to harbour rebels, leading Warbeck to seek the support of Margaret of Burgundy. Over the years he made various attempts at attracting support and finding a safe haven. In some cases he was successful – both the Holy Roman …show more content…
Nicholas Fellows has given a contrasting opinion to Vergil and McGurk, asserting that Warbeck wasn’t actually a big threat compared to Simnel by saying ‘The revolt had been easily contained and Warbeck, unlike Simnel, had been unable to force the King into a pitched battle’ – this is true, as Henry was able to simply arrest Warbeck whereas with Simnel he had to use his own forces. The threat of Warbeck had lasted around 7 years before he was arrested – considerably longer than the threat of Simnel and the later “Devises” plot, though both of which came closer to success than Warbeck had. As with Simnel, Warbeck was only impersonating someone with a claim to the throne and had no legitimate claim himself, which contrasts with the cases of Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots. This brings me to believe that the threat posed by Perkin Warbeck to the future of the Tudor Dynasty was not as significant as the threats posed by Lambert Simnel, Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of
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