Margaret and jasper tudor romance12/12/2023 In 1470 Edward was briefly deposed and fled abroad, but he returned the following year to fight for his throne. Edward secretly married Elizabeth Wydeville in 1464, and together the couple would produce ten children-eight of whom survived infancy. His victory was consolidated after the bloody Battle of Towton on 29 March. The son and heir of Richard, Duke of York, following a victory at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross in February 1461, in March Edward declared himself king. Cecily lived out the remainder of her days quietly. The king was outraged, but Margaret did her best to protect the former Yorkist princess, interceding on her behalf. Following Welles’s death, Cecily wed Thomas Kyme without seeking Henry VII’s consent. It was probably under Margaret’s auspices that Cecily was married to John Welles, Margaret’s half-brother, in 1487. Margaret was extremely fond of the third of Edward IV’s daughters, who she is likely to have come to know well during her time at the court of the Yorkist king. Following Henry VII’s accession in 1485, Bray was handsomely rewarded and became one of the king’s most influential advisors. He served Margaret loyally and conspired on her son’s behalf in the Buckingham Rebellion of 1483. Bray acted as receiver general to the couple and managed Margaret’s estates for around two decades. Margaret met the man who would become one of her most trusted servants and lifelong friends following her marriage to Henry Stafford. In May-just days before his infant daughter’s first birthday-Somerset died, possibly by his own hand. He returned six months later, in January 1444, and was met with disgrace. In July 1443 he led a military campaign to France, but it ended in disaster. He was ransomed in 1438, and in 1442 he married Margaret Beauchamp. Somerset spent much of his youth imprisoned in France as a result of his capture at the Battle of Baugé. Margaret’s father was the grandson of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Edmund participated in the first battle of the Wars of the Roses at St Albans in 1455, where he was killed.īeaufort, John, First Duke of Somerset (1404–1444) A favourite of both Henry VI and his queen, Edmund was unpopular with many of his fellow nobles-most significantly the Duke of York, who tried to have him imprisoned on several occasions. The younger brother of Margaret’s father, Edmund was granted the dukedom of Somerset in 1448. Margaret Beauchamp died prior to 3 June 1482.īeaufort, Edmund, Second Duke of Somerset (c. Her third husband was Lionel, or Leo, Lord Welles, by whom she had a son. Following her brief marriage to John Beaufort, which produced a single daughter, Margaret, she remarried in 1447. She was married first to Sir Oliver St John, by whom she had seven children. Margaret’s mother was the daughter of Sir John Beauchamp and Edith Stourton. To help familiarize the reader, I include below a brief biographical sketch of some of the main characters in Margaret’s story.īeauchamp, Margaret, Duchess of Somerset (c. That is an impressive achievement for a tale set in the 15th century.UNCROWNED QUEEN FEATURES A GREAT number of personalities, all of whom had varying impacts on Margaret Beaufort’s life. These parts of the novel are uncomfortable and challenging, and will make readers reflect on many aspects of our modern society. Hickson delves deeply into the relationship that both Tudor brothers (Jasper and Edmund) have with Edmund’s child-bride, Margaret Beaufort, and portrays it by turns to have been chivalrous, selfish, emotional, and sexual. Readers already familiar with the period will not find much new here, save for one startlingly bold exception. The most memorable scenes in the novel are those where lovers meet in a moonlit vale, or watch from a cliff as the sun sets over the Welsh sea. Albans (which is perfectly plausible), but then skims over the affair in the space of a few pages. For example, Hickson chooses to give Jasper a leading role at the crucial battle of St. Hickson’s Jasper is honest, steadfast, and dutiful-all admirable qualities, but some readers may yearn for more dramatic tension. The tone is romantic and sweeping, and the author has an experienced eye for the two or three period details that will evoke a scene, rather than swamping the reader with her extensive research. Joanna Hickson’s novel takes us from Jasper’s youth to the Readeption of Henry VI, with the usual colourful cast of Wars of the Roses figures making their standard appearances. It also helps that his surname is instantly recognisable, and his first name is achingly 2016-hipster-cool. It is no surprise that Wars of the Roses novelists are drawn to Jasper Tudor, for while his life story is dominated by a romantic and unwavering loyalty to the Lancastrian cause, at the same time there are enough unknowns for an author to have lots of fun filling them.
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