Richard Symonds was the first to grasp at this opportunity and made a plan to pass the boy of as Richard, son of Edward IV. This would ensure Simnel would get the support he needed to take over the throne as many would rally behind a prince from the tower. Not only was Symonds banking on the support of the Woodvilles, for example the mother of Richard the Queen Dowager Elizabeth Woodville, but also the Queen consort, Elizabeth of York who was Richard's sister and Margaret of Burgundy, sister of Edward IV and Richard III. This claim was a strong threat to his reign as his claim to the throne was shaky and only through his mothers heritage from several generations ago- On the other hand Richard had a direct paternal link to the throne, a much
