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Warbeck

American  
[wawr-bek] / ˈwɔr bɛk /

noun

  1. Perkin 1474–99, Flemish imposter who pretended to the throne of England.


Warbeck British  
/ 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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Jack Thorne's Junkyard, a musical about a group of teenagers who come together to build an adventure playground, premieres at Bristol Old Vic, with an original score by Stephen Warbeck.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2016

The play’s use of music, given eerie specific life here by Stephen Warbeck, charts the fragmentation of the male characters, climaxing in a fourth-act danse macabre of uncanny, ugly beauty.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2014

The recorder had featured in his incidental music for the 1970 BBC radio production of John Ford's chronicle play Perkin Warbeck, and Dodgson remembered vividly the dynamic playing of David Munrow in the sessions.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2013

Throughout Henry's reign there were pretenders to the crown, some of whom, such as the colourful imposter Perkin Warbeck, were a serious threat.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011

He hesitated for a moment, wondering how best to embark on what he wanted to say; as he marshaled his thoughts, Celestina Warbeck began a ballad called “You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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