The Making of the Tudor Dynasty

by R S Thomas, Ralph A. Griffiths, R.S. Thomas, et al.

Book Overview

The effect of the Tudors on English history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862994276
• ISBN13: 9780862994273
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages

Customer Reviews

A side of Tudors not often covered

The descendants of William the Conqueror remained on the throne in England until the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, and while the victor, crowned Henry VII, had Lancastrian ancestry to give legitimacy to his claims, he founded what was more or less a new dynasty. And while there have been a great many books written about the three Tudor generations in power, not much has been published in accessible form on their deeply Welsh roots. Professor Griffiths pays special attention to the activities of Henry Tudor and his near relatives in exile, of particular interest (to me) are the several excellent chapters on the Celtic genesis of the family, the connection with Owen Glendower, and the marriage connections they established.