“Lambert Simnel”
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I have written recently about Jo Harkin’s new book, The Pretender, (https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2025/05/05/the-pretender-takes-the-same-old-attitude-to-richard-iii/) which tells the story of Lambert Simnel, who claimed to be Edward, Earl of Warwick, for whom the Yorkists fought (and lost) the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487. You can read about the earl here https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_25.html. And about Lambert Simnel here https://richardiii.net/faqs/richard-and-his-world/aftermath/lambert-simnel-and-the-king-from-dublin/…
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This is the ninth You Tube video that the Richard III Society has posted, debunking some of the myths regarding Richard. They are quite short, between five and just over ten minutes long. This is the ninth one:
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“The Pretender” takes the same-old attitude to Richard III….
Oh dear… “….The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III [who has murdered the boys in the Tower] is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan [to be Lambert Simnel, the…
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I had never heard of a pro cathedral before, and so had to look it up. According to Wikipedia, it’s the following: “….A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration) that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral. A…
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Hmm, yes. If you believe the above heading you’ll believe anything. Let me explain it. Back in 2013 I read this article this article, which is pro-Richard and follows the facts in general. But then everything was spoiled in the comments at the end, one of which contained the following:- “….Richard met his fate on…
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When people, who had known Richard III in life and would have seen evidence but obviously hadn’t, wrote subsequently that he suffered from kyphosis, not scoliosis, their statements are best described as lies, as shown by the evidence found in Leicester almost a dozen years ago. When Henry VII re-legitimated his wife and thus…
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Everyone interested in the late medieval/early Tudor era will have heard of the two ‘pretenders’ to Henry VII‘s ill-gotten throne–Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. However, there was a third pretender as well, and I admit I did not realise this myself till a few weeks ago when I stumbled across his story. His name was…
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Being king in the medieval period was definitely not an easy ride of luxury, comfort, feasting, wine, women and song. Well, it was but it also had its drawbacks. Not only did one have to contend with foreign enemies (and enemies within your own ranks) but there were those pesky creatures called pretenders. Some of…
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Another book of solid evidence
“Lambert Simnel”, “Missing Princes Project”, “Princes”, Albert of Saxony, Ann Wroe, Annette Carson, Battle of Stoke, Bertram Fields, Coldridge, continental archives, evidence, Gipping Hall, Human Shredder, Jersey, John Ashdown-Hill, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Matthew Lewis, Maximilian I, Philippa Langley, Pontefract Castle, Sir John EvansThis time, Philippa Langley and her team have discovered proof that both the “Princes” survived into 1487, by which time Henry “Tudor” had re-legitimated them both by repealing the original Titulus Regiuss unread. Both went on to challenge Henry, albeit unsuccessfully. The evidence, verified by the likes of Dr. Janina Ramirez, includes: An invoice from…
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The two princes as shown on the jacket of Philippa Langley’s book ‘The Princes in the Tower’. Reblogged from sparkypus.com Here is a link to Philippa Langley’s blog – Revealing Richard III – with an up to date appraisal of the investigations so far led by Philippa aided and abetted by her team of researchers. Bravo! Many…
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