Henry vii and succession
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- Henry VII and succession
- Lambert Simnel
- Lambert Simnel pretended to be Edward, Earl of Warwick
- Simnel was welcomed in Ireland by the Earl of Kildare and was crowned King of England
- Although the real Earl of Warwick was alive, a rebellion erupted
- The rebels, led by the Earl of Lincoln fought Henry's forces at the Battle of Stoke in 1487
- Several leading Yorkists were killed and Simnel was arrested. Henry VII capitalized of the death of leading Yorkists and gained oath of loyalties
- Perkin Warbeck
- Pretended to be Richard, Duke of York who had disappeared in 1453
- In 1497, Warbeck allied himself with King James IV, this is called the Truce of Ayton
- Warbeck landed in England and tried to gather support.
- He was executed in 1499 along with Edward, Earl of Warwick.
- Edmund de la Pole
- Unlike Simnel and Warbeck, De la Pole actually had a claim to the throne.
- He had grievances against Henry VII including losing some land to the crown,paying 5,000 in relief and being demoted from duke to earl.
- Henry had arrested some of his family and friends
- Agreed not to execute however after some staying in the tower he was executed in 1513
- Lambert Simnel
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