Perkin warbeck biography of martin luther
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On this day in 1499 Perkin Warbeck was hanged at Tyburn. Warbeck was born in Tournai in about 1474. According to his biographer, S. J. Gunn: "His parents can be identified as Jehan de Werbecque and Nicaise Farou, members of Tournai's prosperous class of leading artisans, small merchants, and civic officials. Warbeck's early experiences were cosmopolitan. In 1484–7 he was in Antwerp, Bergen op Zoom, and Middelburg, completing his education by learning Flemish and working for merchants, probably in the cloth trade. In April–May 1487 he moved on to the Portuguese court in the company of Lady Margaret Beaumont, wife of the Anglo-Portuguese Jewish convert courtier and international trader Sir Edward Brampton. At Lisbon he took service with the royal councillor and explorer Pero Vaz de Cunha, then in 1488 with a Breton merchant, Pregent Meno."
While visiting Cork in December 1491 he was persuaded to impersonate Richard, Duke of York, second son of Edward IV, who had disappeared eight years earlier together with his elder brother, Edward. In 1492 King Charles VIII of France began funding his campaign. This included being sent to Vienna to meet Emperor Maximilian. He gave his support to Perkin Warbeck but spies in the Maximilian's court tol
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On This Grant in History:
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‘GALLOWS HUMOUR, going forward’ by Perkin Warbeck
The Unionist Times has been awishy wash with Gallows Humour of late.
Which is possibly on account, by its own dismal prognostications, that it is soon known as (gulp) the late Unionst Times.
Who was it first said – was it Rudyard Doyle, pechance? –
–If you can keep your bleedin’ head
When all around you are losing theirs
And blaming it on bleedin’ you, head….
If you can meet with Triumph and bleedin’ Disaster
And treat them two chancers just the same….
Well, TUT is abiding by those priceless taglines by the bagload.
Re-spect (1).
Gallows humor has been described as a witticism in response to a hopeless situation. It arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations, often in circumstances which are such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable.
TUT, in fact, is on course for a hammering: at the hands of the, erm, Autcioneer’s Hammer.
This might well have influenced their decision, in keeping with their glorious wallow in Gallows Humour, to hold a mini-Hammer Fillum Festival. For those with the great good fortunate to live through the Fabulous Fifites the horror fillum genre was dominated by Hammer Fillums.
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