1491-99 perkin warbeck imposture

• imposture of a cloth trader from flanders, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York(one of Edward IV's sons, and one of two murdered princes from the tower)
• 1491: Warbeck began to impersonate Richard duke of york in ireland
• 1492: fled to the court of Margaret of burgundy, was trained as a potential Yorkist prince, and began to draw English courtiers into his conspiracies
• 1495: he attempted to land in England in 1495, but was quickly defeated;he fled to court of James IV of Scotland
• 1496: tried to invade England with a small scottish force; this soon retreated, and James IV agreed to marry H7 daughter Margaret
• 1497: tried to claim throne by exploiting cornish rebellion; his forces crushed; warbeck surrendered
• 1499: tried to escape+ was executed along with the Earl of Warwick
• significance:

  • the prestige gathered by warbeck showed the dire position that H7 was in