First of the Tudors

Name: First of the Tudors
Rating: 4.3 (1009 reviews)

by Joanna Hickson Book 1 in the Tudor Dynasty series.

First published 2016

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Jasper Tudor and his brother Edmund, sons of Catherine of Valois and Owen Tudor, are drawn into the court of their half-brother Henry VI. Granted earldoms and responsibility for the young heiress Margaret Beaufort, they become essential supporters of a fragile Lancastrian monarchy as political rivalry turns into civil war.

Jasper’s story is interwoven with his fictional relationship with the Welshwoman Jane Hywel. After Edmund’s death and the birth of Margaret’s son Henry Tudor, Jasper’s loyalty shifts towards preserving the child’s future through defeat, exile and the brief restoration of Henry VI. The novel interprets the undocumented parts of Jasper’s life around a firmly historical dynastic struggle.

Historical Periods

Wars of the Roses1455–1487 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Henry VII1457–1509 Margaret Beaufort1443–1509 Henry VI1421–1471 Margaret of Anjou1430–1482 Catherine of Valois1401–1437 Owen Tudor1400–1461 Jasper Tudorc. 1431–1495 Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmondc. 1430–1456