Claire | December 21, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 21st December 1495, in the reign of King Henry VII, sixty-four-year-old Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford and 1st Earl of Pembroke, died at his manor at Thornbury. Jasper Tudor was the king’s uncle and had served as his mentor and advisor. Let me tell you more about this […]
Claire | February 1, 2016
Well, ok, the man himself isn’t 99p, but the kindle version of Debra Bayani’s Jasper Tudor: Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty, an excellent biography of this fascinating Tudor man, is on special offer at Amazon UK until the end of the month. 99p is a steal for this book so if you’re an Amazon UK […]
Claire | March 3, 2015
MadeGlobal Publishing has just published a fully revised edition of Debra Bayani’s excellent biography of Jasper Tudor, uncle of and adviser to Henry VII. Jasper Tudor: Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty is now available as both a paperback and kindle edition. Revisions include editing, updates and larger, clearer images. The kindle edition has colour images […]
Claire | January 28, 2015
On 28th January 1457, thirteen year-old Margaret Beaufort gave birth to a son at Pembroke Castle, West Wales. The infant was named Henry after his half-uncle Henry VI. Henry’s father Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, had died from the plague three months earlier (while imprisoned by Yorkists) so his mother had been taken in […]
Claire | September 3, 2014
I am honoured to be Day 3 of author Debra Bayani’s book tour for her new book Jasper Tudor, Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty. Here is an excerpt from her book… Earl Jasper had recruited troops from Wales. With him were his father Owen; Sir Thomas Perot of Haverfordwest; Owen and Thomas, the two sons […]
