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In the traditional story as related by Francis Bacon in his 1622 Life of Henry VII, ‘Lambert Simnel’ first impersonated Richard, Duke of York, younger son of Edward IV before changing his imposture to Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of the King’s brother George, Duke of Clarence. ‘Simnel’ was crowned in Dublin but defeated at the Battle ...
This pretender was Lambert Simnel, in reality the ten-year-old son of an Oxford craftsman. According to his diehard Yorkist promoters, however, the boy was actually Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of Edward IV’s brother the Duke of Clarence and thus the rightful heir to the throne of England, usurped by Henry VII after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Lambert Simnel was born around 1477. It is thought that his father was either an organ maker, a joiner or a baker. Lambert was educated by Richard Symonds, a priest from Oxford. Symonds was a committed Yorkist who opposed Henry VII’s place on the throne. He thought that Simnel looked like Edward, Earl of Warwick and hatched a plan.
The fascinating story of Lambert Simnel, the young boy who posed as the pretender to the English throne, has captured the imagination of both historians and creatives alike. Over the years, Lambert’s tale has been adapted and interpreted in popular culture through various mediums, including books, films, and plays.
At Lincoln’s side was the imposter Lambert Simnel, who had been crowned “King Edward VI of England” in Dublin just a few weeks earlier. And so on the 16th June 1487, the 8,000 strong Yorkist forces took up their position on Rampire Hill to await the arrival of the slightly larger royal army of Henry VII, under the command of the Earl of Oxford.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Simnel, Lambert ( c. 1475– c. 1535). Simnel, one of the many pretenders to the throne of Henry VII, was put forward as Edward, earl of Warwick, nephew of Richard III, escaped from the Tower. He appears to have been the son of an Oxford tradesman. He was taken up by Richard Simon, a priest, and supported by the Yorkists.
10 de oct. de 2022 · Lambert Simnel In early 1487, rumours reached the royal court in London that a rebellion was forming fronted by senior Yorkist claimant, Edward, Earl of Warwick. This Warwick was the nephew of Edward IV and Richard III, a direct male-line Plantagenet descendant who had nevertheless been overlooked for the throne in recent years owing to the treason of his father, George, Duke of Clarence .
