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The Imposter, Lambert Simnel

The official record states the boy crowned King Edward in 1487 was actually an imposter.

Aired 11/22/2023

Secrets of the Dead

The Imposter, Lambert Simnel

Clip: Season 21 Episode 3 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

The official record states the boy crowned King Edward in 1487 was actually an imposter.

On May 27, 1487, a boy was crowned in Dublin as King Edward of England. The English government’s official record states that he was a pretender to the throne named Lambert Simnel, installed as part of a Yorkist rebellion against the crown. But could “Lambert Simnel” have actually been Edward, the elder prince in the tower?

Aired 11/22/2023

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