The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (Unabridged)
Author | : Mary Shelley |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2018-12-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788027249060 |
ISBN-13 | : 8027249066 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 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.