There Owen was handed a summons to the royal palace of Westminster to appear before the council, together with the assurance that he should ‘freely come and freely goo’. But as Owen rode west Humphrey Duke of Gloucester sent in pursuit a servant, Myles Sculle, who caught up with him at Daventry in Northamptonshire. And so he hurriedly packed all his best goods: chalices, gilt cups, silver ewers, enamelled salts, candlesticks and flagons – most of them gifts from the Queen. He could be sure that his children, as half-siblings of the King, would be well looked after. Understandably wary of the council’s probable reaction to his secret marriage with a queen of England and the family they had produced, and the likelihood that he would be punished by imprisonment at the very least, Owen thought it best to flee back to north Wales. Soon after Katherine’s death Owen found himself in trouble with the King’s Council and was, as he might have expected, summoned to appear before the Privy Council. Good luck! Book Extract – Jasper Tudor by Debra Bayani Please ensure you’ve added to your address book to avoid missing my email. One winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email shortly after the competition closes. Don’t forget to leave your name and a contact email. Then simply leave a comment after this post between now and 9 September 2014. I am delighted to be hosting day 2 of the virtual book tour for Jasper Tudor, Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty by Debra Bayani and excited to share with you an excerpt from Debra’s book.īe sure to leave a comment after the extract, for your chance to win a copy of ‘ Jasper Tudor, Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty‘, kindly donated by the author.įor your chance to win a copy of Jasper Tudor, Godfather of the Tudor Dynasty you must be subscribed to On the Tudor Trail’s newsletter (if you are not already, sign up on our homepage).
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