Warbeck

[ wawr-bek ]

noun
  1. Per·kin [pur-kin], /ˈpɜr kɪn/, 1474–99, Flemish imposter who pretended to the throne of England.

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Warbeck

/ (ˈwɔːbɛk) /


noun
  1. 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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