User:Robin S. Taylor/English pretenders

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Challengers to the Throne of England
Portrait Name House Claim to Throne Term of office Ruling Incumbent
Richard of York York Great great grandson of Edward III 1459
(Begin)
1461
(Killed)
Henry VI
Lancaster
Edward of York York Great great great grandson of Edward III 1461
(Inherited)
1461
(Acceded)
Henry VI
Lancaster
Henry of Lancaster Lancaster Son of Henry V 1461
(Captured)
1471
(Restored)
Edward IV
York
Edward of York York Great great great grandson of Edward III 1470
(Overthrown)
1471
(Restored)
Henry VI
Lancaster
Henry of Lancaster Lancaster Son of Henry V 1471
(Captured)
1471
(Died)
Edward IV
York
Henry of Richmond Tudor Great great great grandson of Edward III 1483
(Begin)
1485
(Acceded)
Richard III
York
Lambert Simnel
Impersonating Edward of Warwick
York Great^5 grandson of Edward III (False) 1487
(Emerged)
1487
(Surrendered)
Henry VII
Tudor
Perkin Warbeck
Impersonating Richard of Shrewsbury
York Son of Edward IV (False) 1490
(Emerged)
1499
(Killed)
Henry VII
Tudor
Edmund de la Pole York-de la Pole Great^5 grandson of Edward III
(Nephew of Richard III)
1501
(Emerged)
1513
(Killed)
Henry VII and VIII
Tudor
Richard de la Pole York-de la Pole Great^5 grandson of Edward III
(Nephew of Richard III)
1513
(Inherited claim)
1525
(Killed)
Henry VIII
Tudor
Challengers to the Throne of England
Portrait Name House Claim to Throne Term of office Ruling Incumbent
Charles Stuart Stuart Son of James I 1649
(Deposed)
1649
(Killed)
Oliver Cromwell
Commonwealth
Charles Stuart Stuart Son of Charles I 1649
(Inherited claim)
1660
(Acceded)
Oliver and Richard Cromwell
Commonwealth