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The Making of the Tudor Dynasty, by Ralph A Griffiths and Roger S Thomas (The History Press, New Ed edition - 24 Oct. 2011)

Jasper: The Tudor Kingmaker, by Sara Elin Roberts (
Fonthill Media - 5 Oct. 2015)

Jasper Tudor: Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty, by Debra Bayani (Made Global Publishing - 1 Mar. 2015)

Jasper Tudor: Tudor Dynasty, by Terry Breverton (Amberley Publishing - 28 Aug. 2014)

The War of the Roses: The Struggle That Inspired George R R Martin's Game of Thrones, by Martin J. Dougherty (Amber Books Ltd; Reprint edition - 28 April 2015)

Wales and the Wars of the Roses, by Howell T. Evans (Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition - 26 Oct. 1995)

The War of the Roses - Through The Lives of Five Men and Women of the Fifteenth Century, by Desmond Seward (Penguin Books - 1995)

England 1422:
Owen Tudor, a Welsh servant, waits in Windsor Castle to meet his new mistress, the beautiful and lonely Queen Catherine of Valois, widow of the warrior king, Henry V. Her infant son is crowned King of England and France, and while the country simmers on the brink of civil war, Owen becomes her protector.

They fall in love, risking Owen’s life and Queen Catherine’s reputation, but how do they found the dynasty which changes British history – the Tudors?

This is the first historical novel to fully explore the amazing life of Owen Tudor, grandfather of King Henry VII and the great-grandfather of King Henry VIII. Set against a background of the conflict between the Houses of Lancaster and York, which develops into what have become known as the Wars of the Roses, Owen’s story deserves to be told.

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Coming soon from Tony Riches:

Following his victory over King Richard III at Bosworth Field, Henry Tudor finds himself king of a divided country and has to unite the warring Houses of Lancaster and York through marriage to the beautiful Elizabeth of York. This is his story.

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The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham

 

England 1441:
 
Lady Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, hopes to become Queen of England before her interest in astrology and her husband’s ambition leads their enemies to accuse her of a plot against the king. Eleanor is found guilty of sorcery and witchcraft. Rather than have her executed, King Henry VI orders Eleanor to be imprisoned for life.

More than a century after her death, carpenters restoring one of the towers of Beaumaris Castle discover a sealed box hidden under the wooden boards. Thinking they have found treasure, they break the ancient box open, disappointed to find it only contains a book, with hand-sewn pages of yellowed parchment.

Written in a code no one could understand, the mysterious book changed hands many times for more than five centuries, between antiquarian book collectors, until it came to me. After years of frustrating failure to break the code, I discover it is based on a long forgotten medieval dialect and am at last able to decipher the secret diary of Eleanor Cobham.

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Warwick

 

The Man behind the Wars of the Roses

 

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’, is the wealthiest noble in England. He becomes a warrior knight, bravely protecting the north against invasion by the Scots. A key figure in what have become known as ‘the Wars of the Roses,’ he fought in most of the important battles. As Captain of Calais, he turns privateer, daring to take on the might of the Spanish fleet and becoming Admiral of England. The friend of kings, he is the sworn enemy of Queen Margaret of Anjou. Then, in an amazing change of heart, why does he risk everything to fight for her cause?

Writers from William Shakespeare to best-selling modern authors have tried to show what sort of man Richard Neville must have been, with quite different results. Sometimes Warwick is portrayed as the skilled political manipulator behind the throne, shaping events for his own advantage. Others describe him as the ‘last of the barons’, ruling his fiefdom like an uncrowned king. Whatever the truth, his story is one of adventure, power and influence at the heart of one of the most dangerous times in the history of England.

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