Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – c.
1525) was a child
pretender to the throne of
England. He and
Perkin Warbeck were two
impostors who threatened the rule of
King Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) during the last part of the
15th century.Lambert Simnel was born around 1477. His real name is not known - contemporary records call him John, not Lambert, and even his surname is suspect. Different sources have different claims of his parentage, from a
baker and
tradesman to
organ builder. Most definitely, he was of humble origin. At the age of about ten, he was taken as a pupil by an
Oxford-trained priest named Roger Simon (or Richard or Symonds) who apparently decided to become a
kingmaker. He tutored the boy in courtly manners and contemporaries described the boy as handsome.
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