Over the next decade, Henry and Jasper would face long exiles abroad and the rise and fall of their fortunes serving the interests first of the House of Lancaster and then by promoting a new royal house of Tudor. When Henry Tudor picked up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth Field he knew he would have to marry the princess of the rival house Elizabeth of York in an effort to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. 'The White Princess' charts one of the most tumultuous times in British history uniquely from the viewpoint of the women waging the battle for power. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jasper Tudor has received more than 821,738 page views. See more ideas about the white princess, white princess, princess. 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. Henry's father had died before his birth and so Jasper took on the rule of surrogate father by raising the boy. Jasper Tudor is one of the last prominent Lancastrian noblemen and the driving force behind Henry Tudors invasion of England and reign as King of England. Explore Dees board 'The White Princess', followed by 146 people on Pinterest. It makes her a terrible mother, since her plan was always to marry Lizzie to the winner of Bosworth, but as a mother-in-law generally, shes almost tolerable. He was from the noble Tudor family of Penmynydd in North Wales. November 1431 21/26 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485. Jasper's loyalty to his family continues throughout his life as is evident with his relationship with his nephew Henry Tudor. Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Pembroke, KG (Welsh: Siasbar ab Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur ap Goronwy) (c. His loyalty to his half-brother and the House of Lancaster is proven when diplomacy between the ambitious Duke of York and Margaret de Anjou breaks down and civil war erupts in England. Henry was just one year old when she died. 5) The boy Henry VIII has a ceremony interrupted by Elizabeth Woodville as he is named Duke of York, but this ceremony took place years after Elizabeth died in 1492. Jasper was one of three sons of the questionable marriage between the former Queen Catherine of Valois and the Welsh nobleman Owen Tudor - making him a half-brother to King Henry VI. 4) Margaret Beaufort, a very pious woman, never murdered Jasper Tudor by suffocating him with a pillow. Jasper Tudor is one of the last prominent Lancastrian noblemen and the driving force behind Henry Tudor's invasion of England and reign as King of England.
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