Wholesale Yorkist Pretenders to the Tudor Throne

For over a decade after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Henry VII's dynasty faced threats from two Yorkist claimants. Lambert Simnel's rebellion ended at the Battle of Stoke in 1487, a bloodier affair than Bosworth. The second rebellion, centered on Perkin Warbeck, ended in surrender but was pivotal in a power struggle involving major European powers in the 1490s. Who were these men? Were they imposters as claimed by the King and accepted by historians, or were they Edward, Earl of Warwick, and Richard, second son of Edward IV? What happened to Edward V, the other “Prince in the Tower”? Were Edward IV's sons murdered by their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, or were they alive and involved in the rebellions? Part I examines the identity of Simnel, while Part II recreates a trial for Warbeck, allowing you to act as jury.