1487 - The Wars of the Roses

Lambert Simnel’s army, commanded by the Earl of Lincoln, landed at Piel Island, Cumbria, on 4th June 1487. The

Proclamation to tackle unrest, 1487

On 3rd June 1487 a Proclamation of Henry VII to cities stated that any person found to be spreading rumours

Lambert Simnel was a boy who became the figurehead of a Yorkist attempt to overthrow King Henry VII. It was

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, was the leading magnate in the North East and Yorkshire in 1487. He had been