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Coronation as Edward VI

Ireland · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Lambert Simnel24 May 1487

Dublin · House / House of Tudor

Lambert Simnel is crowned in Dublin as King Edward VI, turning a Yorkist impersonation scheme into an open rival kingship against Henry VII.

Names involved

Lambert Simnel

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