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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  1. Jan O'Brien says:

    I love the Facebook page. This is my first visit to the site. I hope I’ve just signed up for the newsletter!
    Thanks!

  2. Sherri Oberholtzer says:

    What a great giveaway! I am very eager to discover Jasper Tudor’s story!!

  3. Sherri Oberholtzer says:

    Great Giveaways! Can’t wait to learn more about Jasper Tudor!

  4. Sounds good

  5. It always interests me to explore the beginnings of the Tudor dynasty. This would be another great addition to this Anglophile’ s collection of fascinating history tomes!

  6. Would love this book, Fascinated with all things Tudor.

  7. Marion Williams says:

    I have always had a fascination with English History. Currently following the DNA on Richard the III wich is in the news and interesting. Changes the whole lineage if true.

  8. Moni Leigh says:

    Ooo, now this sounds interesting!

  9. Another amazing giveaway! This book sounds fascinating, I still have so much to learn, including more about that particular time.

  10. Deanna Burt says:

    Sounds very interesting! I would love to have this! Thanks for another great opportunity to win!

  11. Bonnie Malmat says:

    I don’t know much about Jasper Tudor, so this is of interest.

  12. Eleonore Moenaert Baudemont says:

    Great! Would love to read that book 🙂

  13. Debbie Warila says:

    I’d love to know more about Jasper Tudor. This books looks really interesting!

  14. Denise Duvall says:

    Jasper Tudor was the key to the success of Henry VII.Thank you for the giveaway and the opportunity to read about his life.

  15. It’s great to see Jasper finally getting the attention he deserves.

  16. Hilary Bridewell says:

    My nickname (really just a short version of my name) is HIL so this has to be mine, as the captcha code is here is HL!!

  17. I would very much like to know more about Jasper Tudor, this book looks good.

  18. Sydney Klevesath Cabrera says:

    On the third day of Christmas my Jasper Tudor came to me!!! 🙂

  19. natasha crevier says:

    I need this in my life lol

  20. Meredith Vaughn says:

    I’ve always wanted to learn more about him and the start of the Tudors

  21. This sounds very interesting! I have never read anything about Jasper Tudor before.

  22. Alana Bates says:

    I lovee Jasper, this book would be amazing, I could learn so much more 🙂 xxx

  23. Victoria Negrete says:

    So many great books, aaarrrggghhh!!!

  24. Fabien Kubecki says:

    Looks really interesting!

  25. Christophe Gousset says:

    How nice! Thank you the opportunity!

  26. Anna Payne says:

    I don’t know much about Jasper Tudor. I would love to read this.

  27. Nuala D'Arcy says:

    Oh I’d love this. I’ve been wanting to find out more about Jasper Tudor for a while. It could be argued that he was the father of the Tudor Dynasty.

  28. I don’t know too much on Jasper .Would love to read this!!!

  29. That looks very interesting. Thanks for another great prize.

  30. The one Tudor I don’t know much about — hoping to learn more.

  31. Fascinating.

  32. Tere Bueno says:

    I loved Jasper in The White Queen, I will love to know more of him *-*

  33. Jana Woodfield says:

    Another Tudor I’d like to know better!

  34. Charlie Fenton says:

    Its a shame that Jasper is always overshadowed by the likes of Henry VII and Margaret Beaufort, I would love to read more about him. Most books just briefly mention him, I haven’t read any just on him.

  35. Jennifer Noel says:

    Would love this – I need to know more about Jasper

  36. What a great give-away! I would love to read this book and learn more about Jasper Tudor!

  37. Kheira Goris says:

    Nice! I would like to know more about that man!

  38. I would love to learn more about Jasper.

  39. Crystal Thain says:

    A major player in the Tudor Dynasty and so little information about him. Seems like a great book to read.

  40. This looks great. I would love to know more about Jasper!

  41. Holly Matthews says:

    Really interested in learning more about Jasper, especially after reading “Tudor” by Leanda de Lisle. Happy Christmas!

  42. Great giveaway! Would love to read this.

  43. I’d love to read this.
    There is so little known about commonly known about Jasper Tudor.
    🙂

  44. This looks like an excellent read. I’m hoping it will become available as an e-book.

  45. Would like to learn more about him

  46. I would love to expand my. Tudor shelf this holiday!

  47. Veronica Napoli says:

    It seems to be really intriguing…

  48. Stephanie Gould says:

    Love anything to do with the “Wars of the Roses”. Excited to read this one!

  49. Aleah Taylor says:

    This would be so interesting, I haven’t read a book dedicated purely to Jasper before.

  50. He would have such a fascinating story to tell, would love to add this to the collection 🙂