Tewkesbury 1471: The Vindication of Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset

 

Dr Michael Jones

The esteemed military historian, Dr Michael Jones, will be returning to the John Moore Museum during Tewkesbury’s Medieval Festival, the largest festival of its kind in Europe.

This will be an exciting and different view of the battle, which will be re-enacted over the weekend of the 11th & 12th of July.

Tewkesbury 1471: A Vindication of Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset

This fascinating talk, given by an exceptional historian, will take place on the 11th July at 7.30 pm in the Old Baptist Chapel. There will be a complimentary drink for attendees and the promise of an exhilarating and disparate view of the events of 1471.

 

 

Watch Michael’s short video inviting you to this event.

Dr Michael Jones Event Promo

 

Michael is also available to join in Q & A on this dramatic clash of arms. Please leave your questions in the comments section below this blog, where you can learn the answers from a true expert and loyal fan of this famous noble family.

 

To book tickets to Michael Jones’ event, please click on the link to learn more: Tewkesbury 1471 Event

 

Questions:

Do you think that at the battle of Tewkesbury, Jasper Tudor arrived after the battle or why he did not expect the Lancastrian army on the river Severn or why he did not join Warwick with the Duke of Oxford at Barnet? Also the Beaufort brothers Henry y and John were in exile with Margaret of Anjou or with somebody else. I read in the book of Amy Licence that Jasper Tudor visit Queen Margaret when she was in exile helping her and his nephew Edward of Westminster with anything he can and securing alliances and assuring their return in England.

Dr Michael Jones’ Answer: Thank you for raising this – the whereabouts of Jasper Tudor in April and May 1471 is a really important question. He did not fight for the earl of Warwick at Barnet and all we know about his movements is that when Edward IV sent Roger Vaughan to arrest him Jasper ambushed him at Chepstow and executed him. Nor do we know whether he had any substantial forces at his disposal. Edmund Beaufort’s time in exile (with his brother John) was largely spent at the Burgundian court of Charles the Bold. I talk more on this in my podcast on him, with Rebecca@TudorsDynasty, which should be out later today, and I will of course be covering these issues in my talk.