Perkin Warbeck

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Perkin Warbeck is a historical novel by Mary Shelley that fictionalizes the life of the 15th-century pretender to the English throne who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York.

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instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Mary Shelley
basedOn Perkin Warbeck (historical figure)
linked to: Perkin Warbeck
centuryOfPublication 19th century
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Elizabeth of York
Henry VII of England
James IV of Scotland
Margaret of Burgundy
firstEditionLocation London
linked to: London, England
followsInAuthorCareer The Last Man
genre historical fiction
romantic novel
hasAlternativeTitle The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
hasForm prose
hasInfluence contributes to Romantic reinterpretations of English history
hasTheme historical destiny
identity
legitimacy of monarchy
loyalty
political intrigue
hasWorkType long novel
historicalAccuracy partly fictionalized
intendedAudience adult readers
isFictionalizationOf claim of Perkin Warbeck to be Richard, Duke of York
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Perkin Warbeck (pretender)
linked to: Perkin Warbeck
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalPublicationFormat three volumes
partOfAuthorOeuvre later works of Mary Shelley
publicationYear 1830
publisher Henry Colburn
settingPeriod 15th century
settingPlace Burgundy
England
Scotland
subject Richard, Duke of York
Tudor England
Wars of the Roses

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Mary Shelley notableWork Perkin Warbeck
Princes in the Tower murders relatedTo Pretenders Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel
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John Ford notableWork Perkin Warbeck
John Ford wrote Perkin Warbeck
Perkin Warbeck mainCharacter Perkin Warbeck (pretender)
linked to: Perkin Warbeck
Perkin Warbeck basedOn Perkin Warbeck (historical figure)
linked to: Perkin Warbeck
Lodore relatedWorkByAuthor Perkin Warbeck