Before social security cards, driver's licenses, and DNA testing, how did you prove your identity? Join us to hear about two famous "pretenders" and their attempts to gain the English throne!
Author: Elizabeth

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Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com
 


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Michael M. Keohane
02/02/2013 11:31am

I agree that Lambert Simnel was a pretender. However, I have my doubts about Perkin Warbeck. I believe that there is a possibility that he was the younger prince, Richard. At least, Henry VII's wife and the sister of the princes thought that he was her brother.

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Esther
02/05/2013 2:31am

Very interesting podcast! I actually had no idea who they were until I heard this.

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04/24/2013 1:36pm

I think this website isn't very good for the kids because it isn't simple for them to understand and there isnt alot of writen things about them for people with no speakers like me.

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Elizabeth
04/25/2013 4:48pm

Hi Markus, yes, this website is for people looking to listen to stories on history, although we do include some suggested reading. For children interested in Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel, I would suggest the following links:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/perkin_warbeck_rebellion.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/lambert_simnel_rebellion.htm

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