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Owen Tudor was an early casualty of the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. He joined his son Jasper's army as Lancastrian relations and partisans in Wales in January 1461, a force that was defeated at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross by Edward of York. On 2 February, Owen Tudor was captured and ...
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Catherine of Valois was the daughter of Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422 CE) and she married Henry V of England in Troyes Cathedral on 2 June 1420 CE. This marriage was a result of Henry's great victory against the French at Agincourt in 1415 CE during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). When the English king followed this up with the capture ...
The English Parliament prohibited Catherine from remarrying without either it or the king's consent in 1428 CE, but the former queen ignored this and secretly married Owen anyway. The union was kept secret until 1436 CE, but when it became public knowledge, Catherine was obliged to retire to a nunnery at Bermondsey outside London where she died pre...
Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois had five children - three sons and two daughters - and so the Tudor Dynasty was born. One of the couple's sons was Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke (l. 1431-1495 CE) who would later effectively rule Wales for the English monarchy. Another son was Edmund Tudor (l. 1430-1456 CE), Earl of Richmond, who married Margaret...
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Sep 1, 2021 · Owen Tudor was part of that Lancastrian army when it met with the army of Edward Earl of March in the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross. Though he survived the battle, Owen was captured by the victorious Yorkists.
Owen ap Meredydd, commonly called Owen Tudor, a squire who appears at the court of the infant King Henry VI, was born on or around 1400. By all accounts he was a goodly young man: the chroniclers dwell upon the beauty which attracted the Queen Mother .
In the next few years, Owen Tudor became embroiled in the War of the Roses, the fight for power between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Owen sided with his son, Jasper, in Wales in 1461, and his army was defeated at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross by Edward of York.
Apr 20, 2024 · Lancastrians – Led by Sir Owen Tudor supported by Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke and James Butler, Earl of Wiltshire. Result – A decisive Yorkist victory. Sir Owen Tudor was killed.
The Wars of the Roses ended in 1485, following Henry Tudor’s victory over Richard III at Bosworth and his marriage to Elizabeth of York, which united the two families.
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