Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . Richard Henry VIII. 1. Henry the Seventh (the former earl of Richmond) besan hisreign in 14S5. He was a craftv kin?, and cared much more for hisown power and wealth than for the happiness of his subjects. But,for his own sake, he desired to reign peaceably, without foreign warsor civil commotions. 2. During his reign, two impostors appeared in England, each ofwhom pretended that he had a better right to the crown than Henrythe Seventh had. One was Lambert Simnel, the son of a baker; buthe called himself a nephew of Ed
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . Richard Henry VIII. 1. Henry the Seventh (the former earl of Richmond) besan hisreign in 14S5. He was a craftv kin?, and cared much more for hisown power and wealth than for the happiness of his subjects. But,for his own sake, he desired to reign peaceably, without foreign warsor civil commotions. 2. During his reign, two impostors appeared in England, each ofwhom pretended that he had a better right to the crown than Henrythe Seventh had. One was Lambert Simnel, the son of a baker; buthe called himself a nephew of Edward the Fourth. The other wasPerkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish butcher. He pretended to beone of the little princes whom Richard Crookback had smothered inthe tower. 3. Many knights and noblemen of England were led into rebellionby each of these impostors. But finallvthey were both taken prison-ers. Perkin Warbeck was handed, and Lambert Simnel was set towashing dishes in the kings kitchen. 4. Henry the Seventh died in 1509. He had been a great lover of?money, and put all t
Size: 1439px × 1735px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, booksubjectworldhistory, bookyea
