Show Notes
Perkin finds a patron. And king Henry loses his cool.
In late 1495, Perkin Warbeck, the Flemish fraudster claiming to be one of the lost princes in the tower, talks King James IV of Scotland into treason.
For Henry VII, who’s reeling from treason, invasion, trade war, and the death of his young daughter, this enemy alliance is the last straw. Will he crumble under the pressure of his two newfound rivals?
As Perkin Warbeck and James IV plot to invade England, Henry has the weight of the Tudor dynasty on his shoulders…
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Catch this week's bonus episode where Dan opens Henry VII's big, bad book of tragedies — the full catalogue of everything 1495 threw at the broken king. Plus, they discuss Pope Alexander VI's rhyme written for Henry Tudor. Write your own Tudor verse on Patreon — the best entry wins a signed copy of Dan's new book, Castles: A Fortified History of the World.
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