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Margaret jasper tudor9/7/2023 ![]() ![]() He seized Vaughan, a man he had no love for, and had him executed at Chepstow.Īfter this, Jasper Tudor retreated to Pembroke, beyond the immediate reach of King Edward. Jasper’s power was strong in South Wales, despite the reversals in England. Edward had other concerns, so did not pursue him but instead commissioned Sir Roger Vaughan to do so ‘ a man there both strong of people and of friends to the intent by some guile or engine suddenly to surprise and trap the earl’. When he got news of the defeat at Tewkesbury, he retraced his steps back to south Wales. Close enough if Margaret had got into Gloucester, but too far away from Tewkesbury. The author has written a bountiful amount of Tudor works, so before reading the books on Jasper Tudor and Henry VII, I decided to start with Owen Tudor. Details are unclear, but the likelihood is that when Margaret’s army was cornered at Tewkesbury Jasper Tudor was marching his force past Chepstow and towards Monmouth. When Margaret arrived, he was not among those who greeted her, but messages were quickly sent to him ordering him to array troops, and presumably stating a rendezvous time and place. He raised Herefordshire against Edward, who sent Sir Roger Vaughan to try to thwart his efforts. He came back to England with Warwick’ invasion force and busied himself in Wales, avoiding becoming embroiled in the events which led to the Battle of Barnet, though he was active in the Lancastrian cause. He was present at Amboise when Warwick made peace with Margaret. Jasper was given the title of Earl of Pembroke and Edmund was made Earl of Richmond. Ferdinand the Holy Prince, Margaret Fredkulla, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, and Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona. Since the execution of Owen Tudor, his father, in 1461, he had spent a lot of time in exile in France. On November 23, 1452, Henry ennobled Jasper and Edmund as high ranking earls. Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (November 1431 21/26 December 1495), was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his nephews successful accession to the throne in 1485. Jasper Tudor was a dyed-in-the-wool Lancastrian. One of the many ‘what ifs’ connected with this campaign is what would have happened if Margaret’s army had met up with the Welsh forces being brought to her by Sir Jasper Tudor. ![]()
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