Who Was Henry The Pretender?
Who Was Henry The Pretender? During the reign of King Henry VII, the “Pretender,” Perkin Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the second son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Who was a pretender to Henry VII throne? Perkin Warbeck, (born 1474?, Tournai, Flanders [now in Belgium]—died Nov. 23, 1499, London, Eng.), impostor