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'''Perkin Warbeck''' (circa 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] in [[England]], and a pretender to the English throne. Born in Flanders, Warbeck pretended to be {{Wiki|Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York}} in an attempt to claim the throne as part of a Yorkist Templar plot, conspiring alongside [[Margaret of York]].
'''Perkin Warbeck''' (circa 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the [[wikipedia:England|English]] throne during the reign of King [[wikipedia:Henry VII of England|Henry VII of England]]. Traditional belief claims that he was an impostor, pretending to be [[wikipedia:Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York|Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York]], the younger son of King [[wikipedia:Edward IV of England|Edward IV of England]], but was in fact a Fleming born in Tournai around 1474. The "Perkin Warbeck" of the traditional tale was claimed to be the son of a French official, John de Werbecque and Katherine de Faro.


Perkin Warbeck was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], attempting to take the English throne under the Templar banner.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
Previously having thwarted [[Lambert Simnel]]'s attempt to claim the throne, King [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] foiled the Templars' second plot, quelling Warbeck's uprisings. Warbeck was captured and later hanged on Henry VII's orders.


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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Contracts in Project Legacy|Contracts]]
 
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Perkin Warbeck (circa 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a member of the Templar Order in England, and a pretender to the English throne. Born in Flanders, Warbeck pretended to be Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York in an attempt to claim the throne as part of a Yorkist Templar plot, conspiring alongside Margaret of York.

Previously having thwarted Lambert Simnel's attempt to claim the throne, King Henry VII foiled the Templars' second plot, quelling Warbeck's uprisings. Warbeck was captured and later hanged on Henry VII's orders.

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