1487 - The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1455 – 1487 Wars of the Roses

Piel Island, where Lambert Simnel's invading army landed in 1487

Battles and Sieges

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Landing at Piel Island of Lambert Simnel’s invasion

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

Pillory

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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

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Lambert Simnel

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

Coat of arms of Sir Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland,

Source Material

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Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland asks the City of York for assistance against the Rebels. June 1487

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