Perkin Warbeck

Question 1

When did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion take place?

Answer 1

1491-99

Question 2

How long did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion last?

Answer 2

Active for 8 years

Question 3

Where did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion take place?

Answer 3

Cork, Kent, just south of the Scottish border, Cornwall

Question 4

What foreign support did Warbeck get?

Answer 4

-Emperor Maximilian
-James IV of Scotland
-Margaret of Burgundy
-Charles VIII of France
-Earl of Desmond (Ireland)

Question 5

What was the main aim of the rebellion?

Answer 5

Dynastic, try to get himself on the throne

Question 6

How threatening was the Perkin Warbeck rebellion?

Answer 6

Moderately threatening- any dynastic rebellion can be serious

Question 7

Why did the Perkin Warbeck rebellion fail?

Answer 7

-Henry was now an established King, nobles saw no point risking their jobs for Warbeck.
-Not a single major English figure, or even member of the gentry, backed Warbeck.

Question 8

Key figures of the Perkin Warbeck rebellion

Answer 8

-Warbeck spent a total of less than 50 days on English and Irish soil