Son of Prophecy

by Nathen Amin

First published 2024

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Nathen Amin traces the Tudor story backwards from Henry VII’s victory at Bosworth to the family’s Welsh origins. The narrative begins with the Tudors of Penmynydd and follows Owen Tudor’s relationship with the widowed queen Catherine of Valois, the advancement of their sons Edmund and Jasper, and the marriage of Edmund to Margaret Beaufort. Their son Henry grows up amid the Wars of the Roses, spends years in exile and ultimately returns to challenge Richard III for the English crown.

Alongside dynastic politics, the book examines the Welsh prophetic traditions that allowed supporters to present Henry as a long-awaited deliverer and heir to an ancient British past. Amin connects genealogy, Welsh identity, exile, patronage and military opportunity to explain how a family from comparatively modest Welsh beginnings acquired a credible claim to rule England. The result is a study of the making of Henry Tudor before he became Henry VII.

Historical Periods

Medieval Walesc. 500–1500 CE Battle of Bosworth Field1485 CE

Genres

Political History

Historical people

Henry VII1457–1509 Richard III1452–1485 Margaret Beaufort1443–1509 Catherine of Valois1401–1437 Owen Tudor1400–1461 Jasper Tudorc. 1431–1495 Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmondc. 1430–1456