How Far Did Henry's Deal With The Imposter Analysis

Although Henry did deal with this imposter it did not make his claim to the throne any stronger and he soon had to deal with a second imposter. Perkin Warbeck from France came to England as a merchant on a silk ship but soon found a lot of support from the Irish, rallying behind anyone who would give them a chance to unseat Henry and see a Yorkist King on the throne again. It is believed that Perkin was carefully placed in that position by the King of France and the Duchess of Burgundy who had previously also supported Simnel and were eager to see Henry replaced on the throne. When the Irish believed Perkin to the the Earl of Warwick Perkin denied it, claimed though to be Richard, Duke of York and son of Edward IV. This would have given him …show more content…
Warbeck fled to gain further support from Scotland, where he was taken in by James IV who supported him with money and refuge. Henry, who would not want a further conflict with Scotland due to the imposter made a pact with Scotland to remove the threat and offered his daughter's hand in marriage to James IV who accepted and dropped Warbeck. Although he took refuge in Devon and found many supporters he was also turned away from many cities he had hoped to find supporting him. The claim Warbeck had although a strong one did not find the support he needed and although still a strong threat was therefore by far not as strong a threat as Simnel had been, as he had been able to keep the support. Warbeck went into sanctuary but eventually was given to the mercy of Henry who had the chance to remove the threat once and for all but allowed him to stay at court, until he had tried to flee and was eventually tried, sentenced and executed, removing the threat from his reign permanently. This threat was significant to begin with due to other European countries getting involved and major opponents turning against Henry but soon lost the support and turned out to be a lot less devastating than …show more content…
He was killed in Pavia in 1525. Although he remained a threat throughout Henry VII's life he never made a direct claim to the throne as he would have been unable to take London and the crown and Henry had nothing to fear of him. In a way they were the most and the least significant threat as they did not use their potential claim to the thrones and did not live up to the threat they could have become if they had more support and been able to claim the throne and attack his claim more