Perkin Warbeck Biography and Timeline

Failed Deal Landing

Warbeck's supporters attempt a landing near Deal, but local resistance defeats the force before the pretender can establish a secure English foothold.

Role range: 1485-1509

Warbeck Landing Attempt

Warbeck attempts to land a Yorkist invasion force on the Kent coast, but local resistance drives his followers back before they can establish a foothold.

Succession

Claims to be the 2nd of Edward IVs sons murdered in the Tower

Cornwall Landing

Warbeck lands in Cornwall with a small force, exploiting recent unrest in an attempt to revive his claim and overthrow Henry VII by invasion.

Warbeck Lands in Cornwall

Perkin Warbeck lands in Cornwall and seeks to exploit continuing resentment after the June tax rebellion by renewing his challenge to Henry VII.

Role range: 1497

Rebellion of Rebels in Deal

Lands with a small invasion force in Cornwall

Succession

Proclaimed Richard IV while in Bodmin

Warbeck Assault on Exeter Fails

Warbeck's forces fail to capture Exeter after attacking the city's gates, weakening the rebellion before royal troops arrive in strength.

Role range: 1497

Cornish Pretender Rising

Warbeck lands in Cornwall and raises supporters as Richard IV, exploiting recent Cornish discontent in a final attempt to displace Henry VII.

Role range: 1485-1509

Warbeck Proclaimed Richard IV

Cornish supporters proclaim Warbeck as Richard IV, allowing the Yorkist pretender to assemble several thousand men for a renewed western rising.

Role range: 1497

Invasion of England

Lands with an invasion force in Cornwall

Arrest of Perkin Warbeck

Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter

Siege of Exeter

Fails to capture Exeter. Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter

Surrender at Beaulieu

After his Cornish campaign collapses, Warbeck seeks sanctuary at Beaulieu and surrenders, bringing his armed challenge to Henry VII to an end.

Role range: 1485-1509

Arrest of Perkin Warbeck

Surrenders to Henry at Taunton

Exile of Perkin Warbeck

Warbeck is given refuge by James IV

Siege of Waterford

Flees from England & lays siege to Waterford

Escape to Sheen Sanctuary

Perkin Warbeck escapes from royal custody and reaches sanctuary at Sheen, but he soon surrenders again and is placed under much stricter confinement.

Role range: 1485-1509

Arrest of Perkin Warbeck

Pretends to be Edward Earl of Warwick & is arrested

Arrest of Perkin Warbeck

Escapes briefly from the Tower of London

Execution of Perkin Warbeck

Perkin Warbeck is hanged after repeated attempts to claim the English throne as Richard, Duke of York.

Role range: 1491-1499

Death of Perkin Warbeck

The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London

Execution

The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London