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Perkin Warbeck's personal history is fraught with many unreliable and varying statements. [3] Warbeck said that he was Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the younger son of King Edward IV, who had disappeared mysteriously along with his brother Edward V after Richard, Duke of Gloucester, succeeded to the throne as King Richard III following the death of King Edward IV, his eldest brother, in ...
Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) [1] is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores. Warbeck was born in Southampton , Hampshire . He first became known for the music for Prime Suspect and won an Oscar for his score for Shakespeare in Love .
Warbeck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Warbeck (1941–1997), New Zealand actor; Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474–1499), pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII Perkin Warbeck (play), 17th-century history play by John Ford; The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films. [ 1 ] A native of Christchurch , New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local theatre there, which led to him receiving a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of ...
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury .
Warbeck claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called "Princes in the Tower". Richard, were he alive, would have been the rightful claimant to the throne, assuming that his elder brother Edward V was dead, and that he was legitimate – a contentious point.
Lady Catherine Gordon features prominently in Mary Shelley's historical romance, The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830). Her captivity is the subject of James Hogg 's historical ballad, The White Rose o' Scotland , published in the Monthly Magazine in February 1834.
Perkin Warbeck is a Caroline era history play by John Ford regarding pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck. It is generally ranked as one of Ford's three masterpieces, along with 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and The Broken Heart .