<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="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/henry-vii-reign-of-jeopardy/id1564113869?i=1000752870854&uo=4&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=not-just-the-tudors-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6S1XAw8Qmdh033pGdJZXL9" 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="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/princes-in-the-tower-the-tudor-pretenders/id1564113869?i=1000638318635&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=not-just-the-tudors-eplink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/39eCC97XIRJv0fxWek0tIO" 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="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>