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    Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – after 1534) was a pretender to the throne of England. In 1487, his claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, threatened...
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  • Lambert Simnel (1938–1952) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic 2000...
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    Warbeck landed in Ireland in the hope of gaining support for his claim as Lambert Simnel had four years previously. His cause was promoted by John Atwater, a...
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    suggested that one or both princes may have escaped assassination. In 1487, Lambert Simnel initially was crowned in Dublin as "King Edward," but later claimed...
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    organised a major Yorkist rebellion. He sought to place Lambert Simnel on the throne, claiming that Simnel was, in fact, his cousin Edward, Earl of Warwick....
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  • a state tolerated by successive English Kings. In 1487 the impostor Lambert Simnel, who claimed to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, the rightful...
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    because she was in some way involved in the 1487 Yorkist rebellion of Lambert Simnel, or at least was seen as a potential ally of the rebels. At Bermondsey...
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  • Kildare in 1487 in declaring that the pretender Lambert Simnel was the rightful King of England. Simnel was crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin...
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    attempt by leading Yorkists to unseat the King in favour of the pretender Lambert Simnel. Though it is often portrayed as almost a footnote to the major battles...
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  • nephew of Mame in the musical Mame starring Ginger Rogers. He played Lambert Simnel in the 1972 BBC series The Shadow of the Tower. He was interviewed by...
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