Warbeck in a sentence

Warbeck's small army was routed and 150 of the pretender’s troops were killed without Warbeck even disembarking.

Warbeck succeeds in alienating King Henry from his mother and wife, who now believes Warbeck to be her lost brother.

According to the confession, Warbeck was born to a man called John Osbeck (also known as Jehan de Werbecque).

After eighteen months at court, Warbeck tried to escape.

Although the novel never answers the question, Gregory states in the epilogue that she believes Warbeck's claim was genuine.

Both Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick were too dangerous to keep around even in captivity, and Henry had to execute them in 1499 before Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain would allow their daughter Catherine to come to England and marry his son Arthur.

Dealing with Warbeck cost Henry VII over £13,000, putting a strain on Henry's weak state finances.

Due to uncertainty as to whether Richard of Shrewsbury had died in the Tower of London or had survived, Warbeck's claim gathered some followers, either due to real belief in his identity or because of desire to overthrow Henry and reclaim the throne.

Early life Perkin Warbeck's personal history has been fraught with many unreliable and varying statements.

Gairdner, James, p. 266 Osbeck, who was married to Warbeck's mother Katherine de Faro, was Flemish and held the occupation of comptroller to the city of Tournai.

He saw Roderic de Lalanne, a Flemish knight, arrive with two little ships and 60 German soldiers and meet James IV and talk to Warbeck.

In 1491, Warbeck landed in Ireland in the hope of gaining support for his claim as Lambert Simnel had four years previously.

In 1497 Warbeck landed in Cornwall with a few thousand troops, but was soon captured and executed.

Later in Henry's reign another pretender to the throne emerged, in the person of Perkin Warbeck ; however, this time the matter was resolved without having to fight a major battle.

Margaret then shows Warbeck two young men in chains, who she presents as the real princes, locked up for years in isolation and now completely insane.

Simnel & Warbeck's names have appeared sporadically throughout their material over the years.

Stevenson, Katie, Chivalry in Scotland, CUP/Boydell (2006), 84. A copy of a love letter in Latin obtained by Pedro de Ayala, is thought to be Warbeck's proposal to Lady Catherine.

The historian Katie Stevenson suggests the clothing bought for the tournament shows Warbeck fought in a team with the king and four knights.

The main character is Lucas Lovat, a spy in the Court of Henry VII, and a subplot of the novel is his indecision as to whether Warbeck is, or is not, Prince Richard.

Warbeck almost convinces Henry VII that he really is Richard, Duke of York.