The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
Author | : Mary Shelley |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2023-11-19 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:8596547671756 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck written by Mary Shelley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck tell the life story of Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English throne, who claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "princes in the tower". After the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, with the aid of John de la Poole, Richard, Duke of York hides with Mynheer Jahn Warbeck, a Flemish moneylender who had previously housed him and pretended that Richard was his deceased son, Perkin Warbeck. Under the alias of Perkin, Richard starts paving his way to English throne.