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Jasper - Book Two Of The Tudor Trilogy
Tony Riches
'Without
the heroic Jasper Tudor
there could have been no Tudor dynasty.'
Terry
Breverton, author, historian and Television Presenter.
'Jasper
Tudor was the greatest survivor of the Wars of the Roses. Whilst almost all his
contemporaries suffered often brutal and bloody deaths, Jasper persevered
against all the odds. That's not to say it was easy, as you will discover...'
Nathen
Amin, Author of Tudor Wales.
Following the best-selling historical fiction
novel OWEN
– Book One of The Tudor Trilogy, this is the incredible story, based on
actual events, of Owen’s son Jasper Tudor, who changes the history of England
forever.
England
1461: The young King Edward of York takes the country by force from King Henry
VI of Lancaster. Sir Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, flees the massacre of his
Welsh army at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross and plans a rebellion to return
his half-brother King Henry to the throne.
When
King Henry is imprisoned by Edward in the Tower of London and murdered, Jasper
escapes to Brittany with his young nephew, Henry Tudor. After the sudden death
of King Edward and the mysterious disappearance of his sons, a new king,
Edward’s brother Richard III takes the English Throne. With nothing but his
wits and charm, Jasper sees his chance to make young Henry Tudor king with a
daring and reckless invasion of England.
Set in
the often brutal world of fifteenth
century England, Wales, Scotland, France, Burgundy
and Brittany, during the Wars of the Roses, this fast-paced story is one of
courage and adventure, love and belief in the destiny of the Tudors.
What did I think of the book?
With his father, Owen Tudor,
cruelly executed at the hands of York and his wealth and title stolen from him,
Jasper Tudor must use all his intelligence and knightly skills
to stay alive. But he is also a man of unassailable principles and he will do
everything in his power to see his half-brother, King Henry VI, reclaim his
rightful thrown from the York pretender.
Set in the backdrop of The
War of the Roses, Jasper - Book Two of The Tudor Trilogy, tells the story of
Jasper Tudor, the man who despite the odds stacked against him, never gave up
and fought alongside his nephew on that fateful day at Bosworth against King
Richard III army and, despite the odds, won. Ending the Plantagenet’s long reign in England
forever and bringing peace, at last, to a country that had been bitterly
divided by civil war.
The historical details and
the account of Jasper Tudor's life, in this book, was staggering. Riches brings
the 15th Century back to life, and his portray of Jasper was so beautifully
executed that it felt as if Jasper Tudor had written this book and was telling
his story himself. Riches brought him back to life.
The story itself is
fast-paced and the years of war and exile flew by as quickly as I turned the
pages. The story was so compelling that I had a hard time putting this book
down. And when I had finished, I had to sit quietly for a moment, digesting all
that I had seen between the pages of this book. This story of Jasper will stay
with me for a long time.
Tony Riches is, without a
doubt, one of my favourite historical fiction authors. He is not only a skilled
story-teller, but he makes you care, not only for the protagonists but for
everyone else as well. His portrayal of young Henry, first as a child, and then
as a young man was very believable. As was his portrayal of Richard Neville,
16th Earl of Warwick (The King Maker) and Margaret Beaufort.
Sometimes in these sort of accounts you can
get a little lost in the detail, but not so in this case. An awful lot happens
in this book, but Riches is your personal tour guide and makes the journey very
comfortable and enjoyable.
If you are looking for
quality fiction about the Tudor dynasty and the War of The Roses, then this is
the book for you. It is certainly a book I will come back to again.
I Highly Recommend.
Where can I purchase a copy of this book?
About the author
Tony Riches
is a full time author of best-selling fiction and non-fiction books. He lives
by the sea in Pembrokeshire, West Wales with his wife and enjoys sea and river
kayaking in his spare time.
For more
information about Tony’s other books please visit his popular blog, The Writing
Desk and his Wordpress website and find him on Facebook and Twitter @tonyriches.
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