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“Perkin Warbeck’s conspiracy posed the greatest threat to Henry
VII’s rule
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The longevity of
Warbeck’s rebellion, eight years in fact, showed how much of a threat Warbeck was to the
monarch
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Rumours circulated that Richard Duke of York could
be anywhere, there was no evidence to disprove this, so Henry may have a bigger problem
than he may of thought
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This is a huge factor in Warbeck’s favour as she is the aunt of Richard Duke of York
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Margaret also had
the funds to support Warbeck in troops and artillery, she had the potential to be very
damaging to Henry VII
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If Henry couldn’t
trust his own step uncle, someone who had supported Henry in the Battle of Bosworth and
a close relative, who could Henry trust? Even though Henry was victorious in the Battle of
Bosworth, it may of made his throne safer, but certainly not secure, as this proved
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It may have not been a huge impact directly on Warbeck, but it showed the lack of
trust within royal family, which could maybe could be exploited to overthrow the monarch
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For example, from France and Brittany
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Also, the fact that Henry had a lack
of support from France and Warbeck did was a worry for the monarch
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This showed that Warbeck was getting under
Henry’s skin
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Showing the considerable threat that
Warbeck was to Henry, in my opinion
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The
fact that Simnel caused a battle to break out (The Battle of East Stoke), shows he must have
had a considerable effect on Henry
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Simnel had the backing of the Earl of Lincoln and Margaret of
Burgundy was involved again, providing 2,000 men that contributed to Simnel’s army of
8,000
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The Earl of Warwick had a better claim to the throne than Henry, so in retaliation,
Henry paraded the real Earl of Warwick throughout the streets of London
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However, it reminded
everyone that a very good Yorkist claimant was alive and well
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Though, none of the local nobles actually made any
attempts to stop the invasion from Simnel, including the Earl of Northumberland, who did
nothing to oppose the malcontents
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The Battle of Stoke was an attempt to defeat and kill Henry, so Yorkist could free the real
Earl of Warwick
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Also, Henry must have been concerned; this battle
attempted to usurp the monarch, mirroring his own usurpation previously
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You could also
argue that the battle almost helped Henry in a way, signalling the end of the War of the
Roses, which did offer Henry a little more stability
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To reinforce my view, the leniency that Henry had with Lambert Simnel supports the
interpretation
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Simnel was being
used by the Earl of Lincoln, using him as a distraction to Henry VII, so he could claim the
throne himself
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To conclude, even though Lambert Simnel caused a battle to break out and Henry paraded
the real Earl of Warwick through London, I believe Warbeck did pose the greatest threat to
Henry VII, therefore, agreeing with the interpretation
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This would worry Henry VII, leading to
his trade ban with Flanders; Maximillian (Burgundy) had friction with Britain over northern
Italy
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Overall,
in claiming to be Richard Duke of York, Warbeck had a powerful tool that could disturb
Henry for a long duration of his reign, which -is why I agree with the interpretation

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