Waterford's successful resistance to Perkin Warbeck earned it the motto 'Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia' — Waterford remains the unconquered city. The failure at Waterford forced Warbeck to move his operation to Scotland, where James IV gave him refuge and support. The episode illustrates the pan-British nature of Yorkist resistance to Henry VII and the importance of Ireland in Tudor dynastic politics.
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