First of the Tudors

First of the Tudors
Joanna Hickson

‘A great tale… the golden thread that led to the crown of England’ Conn IgguldenJasper Tudor, son of Queen Catherine and her second husband, Owen Tudor, has grown up far from the intrigue of the royal court. But after he and his brother Edmund are summoned to London, their half-brother, King Henry VI, takes a keen interest in their future.Bestowing Earldoms on them both, Henry also gives them the wardship of the young heiress Margaret Beaufort. Although she is still a child, Jasper becomes devoted to her and is devastated when Henry arranges her betrothal to Edmund.He seeks solace in his estates and in the arms of Jane Hywel, a young Welsh woman who offers him something more meaningful than a dynastic marriage. But passion turns to jeopardy for them both as the Wars of the Roses wreak havoc on the realm. Loyal brother to a fragile king and his domineering queen, Marguerite of Anjou, Jasper must draw on all his guile and courage to preserve their throne − and the Tudor destiny…

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Source ISBN: 9780008139704

Ebook Edition © December 2016 ISBN: 9780008139711

Version: 2018-09-24

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Contents

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Title Page (#uf5737ffb-4bc4-5ab9-9e6f-5f0888a30667)

Copyright (#ufb9cdf40-bd2d-5ae0-9029-7961851d9372)

Dedication (#u7e65c359-437d-5f16-baf8-5540f1337c17)

Family Tree (#u13c10199-d00e-5bbe-8eb7-3a641d524db6)

Maps (#u781206c9-eee7-50e0-8484-0bcf22ed5826)

Part One: Brothers to the King (#u0a85ebac-c446-55b6-974a-0eeb26c5443f)

Chapter 1: Jasper (#u861fb4e2-2119-59cf-bb0a-3b28ca4f0c9e)

Chapter 2: Jane (#uc8ef8cd0-a11d-5ff9-b789-b4ffbac92fa9)

Chapter 3: Jasper (#u6dcee4d0-071f-5efe-81f6-7423ddebc958)

Chapter 4: Jasper (#ud5bede73-ab16-5cfe-9632-437ee6015ced)

Chapter 5: Jasper (#u6233ec04-21a6-5a88-aef1-d4e3ee94e22b)

Part Two : The Tudor Earls (#ud3958911-8752-5626-bc5b-9a6e926e2eb3)

Chapter 6: Jane (#u8a603858-bcc5-5368-982c-1abe9bf82164)

Chapter 7: Jasper (#ufcfab011-03be-5514-9659-543a682a640c)

Chapter 8: Jasper (#u0bbb8aa4-b8ae-5177-858b-9c945d5a54d5)

Chapter 9: Jasper (#u4572a4e8-7291-5813-b371-e7953e2e5681)

Chapter 10: Jasper (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11: Jasper (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: Jasper (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: Jasper (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20: Jasper (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21: Jane (#litres_trial_promo)