Perkin Warbeck 1491- Threat Level

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PW- Legitimacy
-same age as Richard, Duke of York
-brought up in the Netherlands came to Ireland at 17
-plausible, stronger claim than Simnel's as it couldn't be disproved
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PW- Timing
-could've been a bigger threat if arrived at May-June 1497 and exploited tax revolt but he arrived in September so wasn't a problem
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PW- Support
-reluctant Earl of Kildare but Earl of Desmond helped contact European leaders
-Charles VIII invited to France in 1492 where he was treated like a prince
-Margaret gave him 300 men and recognised him as nephew
-failed to get support at Deal. James IV supp
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PW- Resources
-didn't raise army but was popular which worried Henry
-agents from Burgundy infiltrated England
-July 1495- Warbeck came to Deal received no support and those waited were trailed and executed
-1496- tried to invade with 1,400 but didn't gain support and
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PW- Outcome
-Henry wanted to treat Warbeck well but he tried to escape court and was sent to prison
-Henry had to raise taxes to afford army which led to rebellion in Cornwall (15,000 marched to London, 1,000 killed)
-James IV was tiring of supporting Warbeck and fai
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PW- Outcome 2
-Warbeck landed in Cornwall in 1497 and got support from 3-8,000 men but no gentry
-Earl of Devon came close to losing Exeter but kept it
-Warbeck became implicated in plot with Warwick and they were both executed
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-could've been a bigger threat if arrived at May-June 1497 and exploited tax revolt but he arrived in September so wasn't a problem

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PW- Timing

Card 3

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-reluctant Earl of Kildare but Earl of Desmond helped contact European leaders
-Charles VIII invited to France in 1492 where he was treated like a prince
-Margaret gave him 300 men and recognised him as nephew
-failed to get support at Deal. James IV supp

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Card 4

Front

-didn't raise army but was popular which worried Henry
-agents from Burgundy infiltrated England
-July 1495- Warbeck came to Deal received no support and those waited were trailed and executed
-1496- tried to invade with 1,400 but didn't gain support and

Back

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Card 5

Front

-Henry wanted to treat Warbeck well but he tried to escape court and was sent to prison
-Henry had to raise taxes to afford army which led to rebellion in Cornwall (15,000 marched to London, 1,000 killed)
-James IV was tiring of supporting Warbeck and fai

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