Plantagenet vs. Tudor: Who was the Rightful King?

<p>Who had a stronger claim to the English throne than Henry VII? When Henry Tudor took the crown on the battlefield at Bosworth, his hereditary claim was fragile. Eighteen Plantagenet descendants had a more legitimate right to rule, while pretenders Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck kept the Tudor court under constant threat. </p><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by <em>Gone Medieval</em> host Matt Lewis to unravel one of the great mysteries of history: if not Henry VII, then who was the rightful king of England?</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><br><p><strong>Henry VII: Reign of Jeopardy</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/henry-vii-reign-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/6S1XAw8Qmdh033pGdJZXL…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Princes in the Tower: The Tudor Pretenders?</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/princes-in-the-t…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/39eCC97XIRJv0fxWek0tI…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Hannah Feodorov and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…;

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