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Jasper: The Tudor Kingmaker (Hardcover)
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Jasper: The Tudor Kingmaker (Hardcover)
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List price R601
Loot Price R482
Discovery Miles 4 820
You Save R119 (20%)
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Jasper, Earl of Pembroke, Duke of Bedford, brother and uncle of
kings, was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, and the
Lancastrian claimant during the reign of Edward IV. The second son
of Owen Tudor and the widowed queen Katherine of Valois, he was the
half-brother of Henry VI, who gave him a prominent role at court.
As one of England's major nobles and a potential successor to
Henry, he was seen as a threat by Yorkists. He took part in the
major battles of the war, leading the Lancastrian forces at
Mortimer's Cross and Tewkesbury. The tempestuous politics in
England meant that he had to spend time in exile in Brittany,
taking his nephew, Henry, with him. Under Jasper's influence, Henry
prospered and returned to England to defeat Richard III at the
Battle of Bosworth, leading to the establishment of the Tudor
dynasty. Despite his important place in history, Jasper has become
the forgotten kingmaker, neglected by historians. This book is the
first full academic study of him, drawing upon contemporary sources
from England, Wales and France, and the wider historiography to
present a detailed and superbly-researched biography.
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