BattlefieldsPerkin Warbeck's northern rising 1491
Tudor

Perkin Warbeck's northern rising 1491

1495–1497
Midlothian, Scotland
Also known as: Warbeck 1491 Scotland · Perkin Warbeck Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Perkin Warbeck and James IV of Scotland
Forces
Warbeck/James IV c.800–1,500
VS
Victor
England (Henry VII)
Forces
Henry VII/England c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Warbeck received at Scottish court; James IV invaded England in 1496 in support; English border raided; Warbeck abandoned by James IV 1497
The Battle

History & Significance

Perkin Warbeck's alliance with James IV of Scotland represented a serious potential threat to Henry VII — a joint Franco-Scottish-Burgundian conspiracy against the Tudor dynasty. James IV briefly invaded England in 1496 in support of Warbeck's claim to be the younger of the Princes in the Tower. When the English border population failed to rise for Warbeck, James IV abandoned him. The crisis produced the tax that triggered the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.

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