# Perkin Warbeck

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Famous Impostors Pretenders - Perkin Warbeck; The Hidden King

In which the tumultuous aftermath of the Wars of the Roses sets the stage for bold pretenders like Perkin Warbeck, whose youth was shaped by commerce and intrigue before he claimed royal identity with uncanny resemblance and well-coached confidence. Meanwhile, across the centuries, the enigmatic di…

Richard's burning of Dumfries, the Lewis Roll explored and more – highlights of the 2026 Ricardian

In this edition of The Ricardian Podcast Alec Marsh and guests explore topics ranging from Richard III's invasion of Scotland in 1482 and the burning of Dumfries, to the history and meaning of the Lewis Roll which was created in the 1460s to celebrate the kingship of Edward IV. In an episode of the…

The Pretender's Creed

A short novella History says the Princes in the Tower died. Tempus says history lied. In The Pretender’s Creed, Fred — immortal, exhausted, and haunted by memories he can’t trust — is sent back into the moment the timeline rewrote itself. What he finds changes everything: two terrified boys, a hidd…

Katherine Gordon: Did She Believe He Was a Prince?

In this episode, Rebecca is joined by Sophie Bacchus-Waterman to examine whether Katherine Gordon truly believed her first husband, Perkin Warbeck, was Richard of Shrewsbury. Drawing upon her article published in The Ricardian, Sophie explores Katherine’s will and its intriguing reference to “my co…

Historical Mysteries: No Research, Just Opinions

What happens when two history lovers tackle some of the past’s greatest mysteries - with no preparation, no research, and plenty of opinions? Rebecca and Amy debate whether Perkin Warbeck was really a prince, who was responsible for the deaths of Thomas Becket and Henry VI, whether Edward II escape…

Perkin Warbeck: The Royal Scammer

Socials: https://linktr.ee/thinktankards Was Perkin Warbeck the rightful King of England, or just one of history’s boldest scammers? In this episode of Think Tankards, we explore the extraordinary story of the young man who claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury: one of the missing Princes in the To…

Would You Rather? Medieval & Tudor History Edition

Would you rather marry Henry VIII or spend five years in the Tower? Serve Katherine of Aragon during her downfall or Anne Boleyn during her rise? Discover the true identity of Perkin Warbeck or finally learn what happened to the Princes in the Tower? In this episode of Off the Record, Rebecca and A…

Finding Richard III and the Evidence That the Princes Survived

Philippa Langley became internationally known for leading the search that discovered the remains of King Richard III beneath a Leicester car park. Now she is challenging another of history’s most enduring mysteries: what really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Philippa joins Rebecca to discuss…

S1 E4: The Walking Dead

Did one of the  Princes in the tower survive!?  The Lambert Simnel affair might be over, but Henry VII has another pretender on his hands — a pesky Flemish fella called Perkin Warbeck. His agenda: claiming to be Prince Richard, the lost son of Edward IV, AKA one of the princes in the tower. As ab…