Warbeck
Per·kin [pur-kin], /ˈpɜr kɪn/, 1474–99, Flemish imposter who pretended to the throne of England.
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The fate of Warbeck was destined ultimately to involve that of the unfortunate Earl of Warwick.
Warwickshire | Clive HollandThe next siege of Exeter was when the followers of Perkin Warbeck surged in thousands round the city.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts | Rosalind NorthcoteLady Warbeck in particular, is excellent, reminiscent of, and worthy of Thackeray.
The chances of Warbeck and Clarence had vanished long before they went to the scaffold.
The mere suppression of insurrections like those of Simnel and Warbeck was a small part of his task.
British Dictionary definitions for Warbeck
/ (ˈwɔːbɛk) /
Perkin (ˈpɜːkɪn). ?1474–99, Flemish impostor, pretender to the English throne. Professing to be Richard, Duke of York, he led an unsuccessful rising against Henry VII (1497) and was later executed
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