Hannah McMorrow

So she could be like, that's the real reason I'm doing it.

Justice and equality.

I do think, though...

As I said, I am not a Ricardian.

Had he lived to reign longer than two years, he would have had time to write his own story rather than having it written for him and possibly would be remembered more fondly.

But he didn't, so we don't.

No.

And history would repeat itself in 1494, when Richard came back on the scene.

Now 20, he went around royal European houses trying to raise cash to build an army, once again calling on Aunt Margaret and her husband Maximilian in France.

Maximilian's court supposedly judged Richard to be legit after verifying several marks on his body...

His eye, mouth and thigh, and apparently only the youngest prince had those in the whole world.

In 1495, this Richard and his army of paid soldiers launched an invasion on England by boat.

But when it failed, he fled to Scotland and took refuge with King James IV.

He chilled there for a bit, got married and just kicked about until Henry VII's spies captured him and marched him down to London in 1497.

Henry had him sign a pre-prepared confession that revealed his true identity was just some guy, Perkin Warbeck, the son of a boatman from Flanders.

In exchange for the confession, the so-called traitor got off quite lightly.

He wasn't locked up, he was allowed to live with his wife and had his own tailor and horse.

Apparently, Henry didn't want to piss off his European neighbours who were convinced that if he killed this guy, he would be killing his own brother-in-law.

We're not sure whether Elizabeth recognised her long-lost little brother, but in the eyes of those at court, this was a certified imposter who had luckily escaped with his life.

Until he got caught trying to escape London, a few months later, presumably on the horse they gave him.