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Perkin Warbeck

Imposter-pretender to the throne of England

15 dated entries naming Perkin Warbeck, drawn from 10 separate years between 1474 CE and 1499 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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15th century

  • 1474Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (died 1499)source
  • 1490Perkin Warbeck claims to be the son of King Henry VII of England, at the court of Burgundy.source
  • 1491November – The pretender Perkin Warbeck begins a campaign to take the English throne, with a landing in Ireland.source
  • 1491November – pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck arrives in Cork. He wins some support for his cause from James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond, but Henry VII of England sends James Ormonde with troops to defend the territory and suspends Desmond's cousin, Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, from his office of Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland for being implicated.source
  • 1492March – pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck is brought from Cork to Harfleur by the fleet of Charles VIII of France.source
  • 1492November 3 – The Peace of Étaples is signed between England and France, ending French support for Perkin Warbeck, the pretender to the English throne. All English-held territory in France (with the exception of Calais) is returned to France.source
  • 1493England imposes sanctions on Burgundy for supporting Perkin Warbeck, the pretender to the English throne.source
  • 1494May – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, recognises the pretender Perkin Warbeck as rightful King of England.source
  • 1495July – Perkin Warbeck, having failed to land in Kent in support of his claim to the English crown, retreats to Ireland before proceeding to Scotland. Walter St. Lawrence plays an active part in the defence of Dublin.source
  • 1495July 3 – At the Battle of Deal, Perkin Warbeck's troops land in Kent, in support of his claim to the English crown, backed by Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy. They are routed before Warbeck himself can disembark, and he retreats to Ireland and then to Scotland.source
  • 1496September 21– King James IV of Scotland and his army invade Northumberland in the Kingdom of England, in support of the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. The invaders leave on September 25 and travel back to Scotland.source
  • 1497July – Perkin Warbeck, Pretender to the English throne, lands in the south of Ireland but attracts little support.source
  • 1497September 7 – Second Cornish Uprising in England: Perkin Warbeck lands near Land's End; on September 10 he is proclaimed as King in Bodmin.source
  • 1499November 23 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England, is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London.source
  • 1499November 23 – Perkin Warbeck, Flemish imposter (born c. 1474) (executed)source

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