1487 March 19th.John de la Pole(1st Earl of Lincoln)fled the English court and went to the court of Mechelen
(Malines) and his aunt, Margaret (Duchess of Burgundy). Margaret Duchess of Burgundy provided financial and military support in the form of 2000 German mercenaries, under the command of Colonel Martin Schwartz (German Mercenary). John de la Pole (1st Earl of Lincoln), was joined by a number of rebel English Lords at Mechelen, in particular Richard III's loyal supporter, Francis Lovell (9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand,1st Viscount Lovell), Sir Richard Harleston, the former governor of Jersey and Thomas David, a captain of the English garrison at Calais. John de la Pole (1st Earl of Lincoln) took Lambert Simnel to Ireland where there was still support for the Yorkist cause, and presented him to the head of the Irish government, the Gerald Mór FitzGerald (8th Earl of Kildare), who was willing to support the story and invade England to overthrow King Henry VII.
(Malines) and his aunt, Margaret (Duchess of Burgundy). Margaret Duchess of Burgundy provided financial and military support in the form of 2000 German mercenaries, under the command of Colonel Martin Schwartz (German Mercenary). John de la Pole (1st Earl of Lincoln), was joined by a number of rebel English Lords at Mechelen, in particular Richard III's loyal supporter, Francis Lovell (9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand,1st Viscount Lovell), Sir Richard Harleston, the former governor of Jersey and Thomas David, a captain of the English garrison at Calais. John de la Pole (1st Earl of Lincoln) took Lambert Simnel to Ireland where there was still support for the Yorkist cause, and presented him to the head of the Irish government, the Gerald Mór FitzGerald (8th Earl of Kildare), who was willing to support the story and invade England to overthrow King Henry VII.
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