One contemporary described him as "a boy so learned, that, had he ruled, he would have as a learned man. However, when he heard rumours that the Earl of Warwick had died during his imprisonment in the Tower of London , he changed his mind. The real Warwick was a boy of about the same age. Conspiracy Simon spread a rumour that Warwick had actually fled from the Tower and was under his guardianship. He gained some support from Yorkist s. He took Simnel to Ireland where there was still support for the Yorkist cause, and presented him to the head of the Irish government , the Earl of Kildare.
Kildare was willing to support the story and invade England to overthrow King Henry. Lord Kildare collected an army of Irish soldiers under the command of Thomas Geraldine. On 2 February he presented Warwick in public to show that the young pretender was an impostor. The King also declared a general pardon of all offences, including treason against himself, on the condition that offenders submit to him.
Lincoln claimed that he had taken part in young Warwick's supposed escape. Margaret collected 2, Flemish mercenaries and shipped them to Ireland under the command of Martin Schwarz , a noted military leader of the time.
They arrived in Ireland on 5 May. Simnel's supporters — mainly composed of Flemish and Irish troops — landed on Piel Island in the Furness area of Lancashire on June 5 , and were joined with some English supporters. However, most local nobles with the exception of Thomas Broughton did not join them. Lord Lovell went missing and there were rumors that he had escaped and hidden to avoid retribution.
Simon avoided execution due to his priestly status but was imprisoned for life. Henry VII pardoned young Simnel possibly because he had been mostly a puppet in the hands of adults and gave him a job in the royal kitchen.
When he grew older, he became a royal falconer. He died in about Lambert Simnel From Academic Kids. Toolbox Special pages.
This page has been accessed times. According to James A. Williamson, Simnel was merely a figurehead for a rebellion that was already being planned by the Yorkists:. He was merely a commonplace tool to be used for important ends, and the attempt to overthrow Henry VII would have taken place had Simnel never existed. The Yorkist leaders were determined on a serious push, rising of their party in England supported by as great a force as possible from overseas. Simon spread a rumour that Warwick had actually escaped from the Tower and was under his guardianship.
He gained some support from Yorkists. He took Simnel to Ireland where there was still support for the Yorkist cause, and presented him to the head of the Irish government, the Earl of Kildare. Kildare was willing to support the story and invade England to overthrow King Henry.
He was about ten years old. Earl of Kildare. Lincoln claimed that he had taken part in young Warwick's supposed escape. He also met Viscount Lovell , who had supported a failed Yorkist uprising in Margaret collected 2, Flemish mercenaries and shipped them to Ireland under the command of Martin Schwartz, a noted military leader of the time.
They arrived in Ireland on 5 May. King Henry was informed of this and began to gather troops.
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