From Carpenter's Son to King - The Lambert Simnel Conspiracy of 1487.
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2014
⏱️ 23 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Lambert Simnel's life must be one of the most unusual stories from medieval history. Born the son of a carpenter he became embroiled in a conspiracy to overthrow Henry VII and before he knew what was happening he became the only english King crowned in Ireland and was on his way to invading England...
Become a supporter & access dozens of exclusive podcasts
Patreon www.patreon.com/irishpodcast
Acast https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory
📢June 2023 Update - New Walking Tour 📢
I am thrilled to announce my brand new walking tour in Ireland's oldest city, Waterford. Join me and explore 1,000 years of history from the Vikings to Cromwell & Strongbow to the Irish Revolution. Enhanced by wireless headsets 🎧 you will hear the sounds of the city through the ages and the words of the people who made history in Waterford. Tours take place each Saturday and places are strictly limited to 15 people. Book your place today at www.Irishhistorypodcast.ie/tours
*New Book: A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders *
My new book A Lethal Legacy - A History of Ireland in 18 Murders is available for Pre-Order now. If you order your copy today at Easons and use the promo code FD10 you get a 10% discount
Easons https://www.easons.com/a-lethal-legacy-finbar-dwyer-9780008555993
Promo code FD10
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. |
| 0:11.0 | So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and sees apply check the Uber app. |
| 0:20.5 | Logically as journalists we have to go to the place of bombing to see what happened to interview people but honestly it is very risky. |
| 0:28.0 | Hello I'm David Knowles, host of Battle Lines, an original Telegraph podcast. |
| 0:32.6 | Join me and our foreign correspondence on the ground |
| 0:35.0 | for the latest analysis on the Israel Hamas war. |
| 0:37.6 | We're in a new phase of fighting now in Gaza, |
| 0:39.7 | before the Israeli military was targeting the Norse, |
| 0:42.3 | then they were moving south now it's everywhere |
| 0:44.7 | listen to battle lines every Friday on apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Hello and this show is |
| 1:03.5 | my name is Finn Duwara and this show is |
| 1:07.2 | From Carpenter's son to King, the story of Lambert Simmelle. |
| 1:18.8 | This episode is about what must be one of the most unusual chapters in Irish history, a tale of intrigue, conspiracy and deception, resulting in a 12-year-old carpenter's son being |
| 1:26.2 | crowned King of England in Dublin. This episode begins not in the late |
| 1:32.4 | medieval world when these events occurred but instead in a car |
| 1:36.8 | park in Leicester in England in 2012 but first I have a brief announcement to make. |
| 1:45.0 | Over the last two and a half months I have incurred some pretty big costs from |
| 1:49.8 | podcasting. |
| 1:51.3 | I've had to get a new laptop and a new mic, not to mention the ongoing monthly |
| 1:56.0 | costs for web hosting. In total, this is now approaching the guts of a thousand euros. |
| 2:03.0 | If you've been thinking of contributing and helping out with the show, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fin Dwyer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Fin Dwyer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.