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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

They were all supposed to be listening to a Christmas broadcast by Mrs. Weasley’s favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, whose voice was warbling out of the large wooden wireless set.

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

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