Lambert Simnel (c. 1476 – c. 1525) was a child pretender to the throne of England. He and Perkin Warbeck were two impostors who threatened the rule of King Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) during the last part of the 15th century. This article is about pretender as applied to a monarchy. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Contemporary painting of Warbeck Perkin Warbeck (c. ... An impostor is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Lambert Simnel was born around 1477. His real name is not known - contemporary records call him John, not Lambert, and even his surname is suspect. Different sources have different claims of his parentage, from a baker and tradesman to organ builder. Most definitely, he was of humble origin. At the age of about ten, he was taken as a pupil by an Oxford-trained priest named Roger Simon (or Richard or Symonds) who apparently decided to become a kingmaker. He tutored the boy in courtly manners and contemporaries described the boy as handsome. Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... A baker prepares fresh rolls A baker is someone who primarily bakes and sells bread. ... A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft. ... An organ builder builds and maintains organs. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... Kingmaker refers to a person or group that has great influence in a royal succession, without being a viable candidate. ...

Originally Simon intended to present Simnel as Richard, Duke of York, son of King Edward IV, the younger of the vanished Princes in the Tower. However, when he heard rumours that the Earl of Warwick had died during his imprisonment in the Tower of London, he changed his mind. The real Warwick was a boy of about the same age. He had a genuine claim to the throne as the son of the Duke of Clarence, King Edward IV's brother. Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of Norfolk (17 August 1473–1483?) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville and, thus, the younger brother of King Edward V. In January 1478, when he was about 4 years old, he married... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... The Two Princes Edward and Richard in the Tower, 1483 by Sir John Everett Millais, 1878, part of the Royal Holloway picture collection The Princes in the Tower, Edward V of England (November 4, 1470 – 1483?) and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (17 August 1473 – 1483... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically simply as The Tower), is an historic monument in central London, England on the north bank of the River Thames. ... George, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III of England. ...

Conspiracy

Simon spread a rumor that Warwick had actually fled from the Tower and was under his guardianship. He gained some support from Yorkists. He took Simnel to Ireland where there was still support for the Yorkist cause, and presented him to the Earl of Kildare. Kildare was willing to support the story and invade England to overthrow King Henry. On 24 May 1487 Simnel was crowned in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin as "King Edward VI". He was approximately ten years of age. Lord Kildare collected an army of Irish soldiers under the command of Thomas Geraldine. The House of York was a dynasty of English kings. ... Gerald Gearoid Mór Fitzgerald KG, the 8th Earl of Kildare (?? – c 3 September 1513), known variously as Garret the Great or the Great Earl, was Irelands premier nobleman. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Christ Church Cathedral (exterior) Christ Church Cathedral (The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity) in Dublin is the elder of the citys two mediæval cathedrals, the other being St. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

When Henry VII heard about this, he knew that the real Warwick was still imprisoned in the Tower. On 2 February 1487 he presented Warwick in public to show that the young pretender was an impostor. The King also declared a general pardon of all offences, including treason against himself, on the condition that offenders submit to him. is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...

The Earl of Lincoln, formerly the designated successor of the late King Richard III, joined the conspiracy against Henry VII. He fled to the plains of Burgundy , where Warwick's sister Margaret of Burgundy was the Duke's wife. Lincoln claimed that he had taken part in young Warwick's supposed escape. He also met Viscount Lovell, who had supported a failed Yorkist uprising in 1486 (see Stafford and Lovell Rebellion). Margaret collected 2,000 Flemish mercenaries and shipped them to Ireland under the command of Martin Schwarz, a noted military leader of the time. They arrived in Ireland on 5 May. King Henry was informed of this and began to gather troops. John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (1462/1464 - 1487) was the eldest son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth of York. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... Coat of arms of the second Duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: ; German: ) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks; the former gave their... Margaret of Burgundy (May 3, 1446 - November 23, 1503) - more commonly known as Margaret of York - was a daughter to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville, a sister of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, third wife to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. ... Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell (1454 - 1487(?)), a supporter of Richard III and son of John, 8th Baron Lovell, probably knew Richard from a young age and was to be a life-long friend and supporter of the future king. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... The Stafford & Lovell rebellion was the first armed uprising against Henry VII since he usurped the crown at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. ... Martin Schwartz (died June 16, 1487) was a German mercenary who died at the Battle of Stoke Field while fighting for Lambert Simnel, a Yorkist pretender to the English throne. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Simnel's army — mainly Flemish and Irish troops — landed on Piel Island in the Furness area of Lancashire on 5 June 1487 and were joined by some English supporters. However, most local nobles, with the exception of Sir Thomas Broughton , did not join them. They clashed with the King's army on 16 June at the Battle of Stoke Field and were defeated. Kildare was captured, and Lincoln and Sir Thomas Broughton were killed. Lovell went missing; there were rumours that he had escaped and hidden to avoid retribution. Simon avoided execution due to his priestly status but was imprisoned for life. For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). ... For the TV show, see F Troop. ... Piel Island also known as Piel Island lies half a mile (1420 km) off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula in the administrative county of Cumbria, though formerly in the area of Lancashire north of the sands. ... Furness (IPA: ) is a peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Thomas Broughton may refer to: Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton (1900-1993), the Canadian classics scholar Thomas Broughton d. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

King Henry pardoned young Simnel (probably because he had mostly been a puppet in the hands of adults) and gave him a job in the royal kitchen as a spit-turner. When he grew older, he became a falconer. He died around 1525. Flying a Saker Falcon Falconry or hawking is an art or sport which involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for humans. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ...

A popular legend attributes the invention of the Simnel cake to Lambert Simnel. Simnel cake is a rich fruit cake, similar to a Christmas cake, covered in marzipan, and eaten at Easter in England. ...

References

• Ashley, Mike (2002). British Kings & Queens. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1104-3.  pgs 229 & 230