The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley that dramatizes the life and political intrigues surrounding the pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
associatedWithDynasty House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty

House of York
author Mary Shelley
basedOn Perkin Warbeck
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception mixed contemporary reviews
explores alternative reading of Perkin Warbeck as legitimate prince
featuresCharacter Elizabeth of York
Henry VII of England
James IV of Scotland
Margaret of Burgundy
firstEditionFormat triple-decker novel
followsInAuthorOeuvre The Last Man
genre historical fiction
hasForm three-volume novel
hasInfluenceOn Victorian historical fiction
hasMedium print
hasTitleCharacter Perkin Warbeck
isNotableWorkOf Mary Shelley
literaryMovement British Romantic literature
literaryPeriod Romanticism
mainCharacter Perkin Warbeck
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOf Bentley’s Standard Novels series
publicationPlace London
linked to: London, England
publicationYear 1830
publisher Richard Bentley
setInCountry England
Flanders
Scotland
setInPeriod late 15th century
subject Perkin Warbeck
Tudor succession
political intrigue
pretenders to the English throne
royal identity
theme historical destiny
identity
legitimacy of monarchy
loyalty
timeOfAction reign of Henry VII

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Perkin Warbeck hasAlternativeTitle The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck