Perkin Warbeck's Rebellion Against Henry VII

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Perkin Warbeck was a cloth trader, who for eight years was a pretender vying for the English throne. Over the course of this time he claimed to be Richard Duke of York, one of Edward IV’s children of whom mysteriously disappeared from the Tower of London at a young age. Irrespective that he didn’t have a remotely legitimate claim to the throne, Warbeck was a persistent, and arguably exceptional, threat to Henry VII between 1486 and 1497. However, to establish how exceptional a threat Warbeck was, we must compare him with the other threats Henry VII faced during this time.
The first rising against Henry occurred in 1486 soon after his reign began. Leading this uprising were loyal supporters of the late Richard III: Francis, Viscount Lovell ad Humphrey Stafford. Their aim was to rally support in areas of which many loyalists to Richard III resided: The North Riding of Yorkshire and the Midlands respectively. However very little support was received and consequently, the rebellion was entirely unsuccessful. What is notable about this rebellion is the lack of support it had, however this is perhaps due to the people whose support they were trying to gain: Englishmen. Henry VII reign beginning …show more content…
With aid from a priest, Richard Symonds, Simnel acted as Earl of Warwick in order to claim the throne. Although this plot was unoriginal, what made this treat somewhat more exceptional was the support offered by Margaret of Burgundy, who offered aid in the form of 2000 soldiers and John de la Poles flight to join the rebels. Similarly, to Warbeck, what made both of these rebellions real threats to the King was the fact that neither had any at all legitimate claim to the throne, yet they were still able to gain such support. This issue was a serious threat to Henry, as it meant any one of his subjects had the capacity to oppose him in the form of a
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