On May 27, 1487, a boy was crowned in Dublin as King Edward of England. The English government’s official record states that he was a pretender to the throne named Lambert Simnel, installed as part of ...
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The kitchen boy who was made king

Somewhere around 1477, a boy was born in England who would be crowned king, lead an invasion, and then spend the rest of his life serving meat to the man who defeated him. His name was Lambert Simnel, ...
The official record states the boy crowned King Edward in 1487 was actually an imposter. On May 27, 1487, a boy was crowned in Dublin as King Edward of England. The English government’s official ...