# Perkin Warbeck's challenge peaks (1496)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1496-perkin-warbeck-s-challenge-peaks

Pretender Perkin Warbeck gained support from foreign courts and attempted invasions. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 1496 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His failure removed one of the most persistent threats to Henry VII's dynasty.

## Why it matters
His failure removed one of the most persistent threats to Henry VII's dynasty.

Ruler at the time: [Henry VII](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-vii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Perkin Warbeck's challenge peaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Perkin+Warbeck%27s+challenge+peaks&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Perkin Warbeck's challenge peaks](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Perkin+Warbeck%27s+challenge+peaks)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281000%E2%80%931499%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)