On the Third Day of Christmas…

On the third day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win an autographed copy of ‘Jasper Tudor: Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty’ by Debra Bayani.

To be in the running to win ‘Jasper Tudor’, leave a comment after this post.

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For your chance to win a copy of Jasper Tudor: Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty, you must be subscribed to On the Tudor Trail’s newsletter (if you are not already, sign up on our homepage).

Then simply leave a comment after this post between now and 26 December 2014. Don’t forget to leave your name and a contact email. Please note that I have comment moderation activated and need to ‘approve’ comments before they appear. There is no need to submit your comment twice.

This giveaway is open internationally.

One winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email shortly after the competition closes. Please ensure you’ve added natalie@onthetudortrail.com to your address book to avoid missing my email.

Good luck!

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Read an excerpt from the book here.

Book Description

Born in secrecy in 1431 as the son of the Welsh squire Owen Tudor and dowager Queen Katherine of Valois, Jasper Tudor was never supposed to live life at the political centre of England. But this all changed dramatically after the death of his mother, followed shortly by the arrest of his father, when he was no older than six. After spending most of their youth inside an abbey being raised by nuns and priests, Jasper and his older brother Edmund were suddenly called to court by their half-brother King Henry VI. Here, in 1452, they became the first ever Welshmen elevated to the English peerage. When this happened both brothers stepped into a completely new life of political involvement with its many attendant problems, problems that Edmund did not survive. After this, Jasper led a life that was completely dominated by his devotion to the Lancastrian cause and to his nephew, the only son of his death brother Edmund, Henry Tudor. In a time when most magnates defected to the other party as soon as their own faction became submerged, Jasper remained loyal to his kinsman’s cause and supported him wherever it took him, whether scaling triumphant peaks or – more often – through deep valleys. His hopes and faith in what was right led him through several kingdoms and, as a brave and fearless man, he led the life of an adventurer throughout that most difficult period of English history, the Wars of the Roses. Historians often claim that Jasper’s father Owen or his brother Edmund was the founder of the Tudor dynasty; certainly both men played a significant role in its origins and without them the Tudors would not have been. But Jasper’s story proves he was the key figure and godfather of the Tudor dynasty.

Visit Debra Bayani’s website here.

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for your chance to win an Ebook version of  ‘The Light in the Labyrinth’ by Wendy J. Dunn.

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Comments

  1. Ashlee Payne says:

    Jasper is a very interesting part of history with his nephew winning against the Usurper, Richard. I would love to know his story..also interested in his involvement with Margaret Beaufort. An autographed copy makes this an amazing prize! Thanks!!

  2. Would love to know more about Jasper Tudor… and the autographed copy is an extra bonus to a well reviewed and recommended title.

  3. Michele Scheenstra says:

    This sounds amazing! I would love to learn more!

  4. I would love to know more about Jasper Tudor!

  5. Kathryn Talbot says:

    What an interesting topic! The history of exactly how the Tudors got anywhere near the throne is so compelling, there really should be more texts about it.

  6. Emberly Mietus says:

    I have wanted to read this for awhile now. Looks very interesting.

  7. TAMMY CUEVAS says:

    I haven’t read anything about Jasper Tudor, so this would be very interesting.

  8. Michael Carson says:

    The Godfather

  9. Lila Bruacini says:

    I would love to read about the influences of Henry Tudor!!

  10. Love this back story…..would love to learn more!

  11. Tammy Lewis says:

    Jasper has long fascinated me. Amazing prize.