Editing Perkin Warbeck (section)

==Imprisonment and death==

Warbeck was initially treated well by Henry. As soon as he confessed to being an impostor, he was released from the Tower of London and was given accommodation at Henry's court. He was even allowed to be present at royal banquets. He was, however, kept under guard and was not allowed to sleep with his wife, who was living under the protection of the queen.

After eight months at court, Warbeck tried to escape. He was quickly recaptured. He was then held in the Tower, initially in solitary confinement, and later alongside [[Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick|the 17th Earl of Warwick]]; the two tried to escape in 1499. Captured once again, Warbeck was led from the Tower to [[Tyburn]], [[London]] on 23 November 1499, where he read out a confession and was [[Hanging|hanged]].<ref name="ali"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Goble|first1=Rachel|title=The Execution of Perkin Warbeck|journal=History Today|date=11 November 1999|issue=11|url=http://www.historytoday.com/rachel-goble/execution-perkin-warbeck|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> Warbeck's Irish ally John Atwater was also executed at Tyburn on the same day. The Earl of Warwick was beheaded on [[Tower Hill]] on 28 November 1499.

Warbeck was buried in [[Austin Friars, London]].<ref>''Great Chronicle of London'', [[Guildhall Library]].</ref> The presumed site of his unmarked grave is at the [[Dutch Church, Austin Friars]].

His story was featured in [[Francis Bacon]]'s 1622 work ''[[History of the Reign of King Henry VII]]''.