At the beginning of the book just after author's notes I have listed all The cast of characters mentioned in the book.
Some have been mentioned just for context, some for bit parts and some who played a major part. There are also a number of fictitious characters to help the story along. Looking at the list should give some idea as to the extent of my research.
The Cast of characters mentioned in the book
A brief synopsis of the characters, all genuine historical figures other than those indicated as fictional:
The Tudors of Anglesey – Henry VII, born Harri Tudor, was a descendent of the Tudors of Anglesey, warlords and warriors of renown. The family ruled in Anglesey and North Wales for many generations, amongst whom were kings and princes of Wales, back to the time of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd circa 655AD. One of the most outstanding feats of the Tudors occurred in 1400AD when only 40 men of the clan captured the impregnable Conway Castle and held it against all odds.
Harri Tudor – Henry VII, King of England and Wales, master tactician and heroic warrior king who plotted the downfall and defeat of Richard III at the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth) in 1485AD and established the reign of the Tudors. Henry VII was the king who laid the foundation that made Britain great. Even today, Harri Tudor has a direct descendent sitting on the throne of the United Kingdom.
Jasper Tudor – A warrior of renown, who fought in many battles, his most notable victory besides the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth) was when he inflicted a humiliating defeat on one of Edward IV’s lieutenants, Lord Vaughan at the Battle of Chepstow when vastly outnumbered. Jasper was an uncle of Henry VII who guided Harri during his years in exile and taught him all the skills of warfare and leadership. During those years in exile, he kept in close contact with the leaders of the Welsh patriots and the House of Lancaster. Formerly Earl of Pembroke until attainted by Edward IV. He was created 1st Duke of Bedford after the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth) in 1485AD.
Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon – King of Gwynedd circa 655–685AD.
Madog – Fictitious character an unknown warrior who took over leadership of Jasper’s army when he went into exile.
Edward Plantagenet – Edward IV, King of England, a great warrior king and long time enemy of the Tudors.
Maredudd Tudor – Fictitious character, no doubt there were many close relatives of the Tudors who went into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Owain Glyndwr – Prince of Wales and a great warrior. He was a revered leader of Wales and a hero of, and relative of Harri Tudor.
Owain Tudor – The Grandfather of Henry VII, King of England. He was beheaded by Lord Vaughan after the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross.
Edmund Tudor – Father of Henry VII. He died two months before the birth of Harri, rumoured to have been by natural causes.
Helen Tudor – An illegitimate daughter of Jasper by an unknown mother. She married William Gardynyr, the man who slew Richard at the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth).
Angharad Tudor – Sister of Jasper. Later in life, Angharad became a nun.
William Herbert – Captured Pembroke Castle from Owain Tudor, Harri’s grandfather, and was given the title of Earl of Pembroke Castle.
George Herbert – Son of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke who was instrumental in persuading his brother to support Harri when he landed in Dale near Milford Haven in South Wales.
Maud Herbert – Daughter of Lord Herbert. The Herbert family wanted Maud to marry Harri Tudor before he went into exile in Brittany.
Henry Plantagenet – King Henry VI of England. He was the demented half brother of Jasper and Edmund Tudor.
Lady Margaret Beaufort – Wife of Edmund Tudor and mother of Henry VII, and in her own right an heir to the throne of England. She supported Henry VII financially and diplomatically during his fourteen years in exile.
John of Gaunt – Son of Edward III and was the 1st Duke of Lancaster and the great grandfather of Harri’s mother.
Kathryn Swynford – The third wife of John of Gaunt and grandmother of Jasper & Edmund Tudor.
Rhys ap Gruffydd – A Prince of Deheubarth and an ancestor of Harri Tudor.
King Arthur – King of Britain who ruled from the mystic castle of Camelot. Harri Tudor loved to read stories about King Arthur. When he became King Henry VII of England, he named his first son, Arthur.
Bronwyn – Fictitious character, a domestic servant employed by William Herbert but loyal to Jasper Tudor.
Thomas Tudor – Jasper and Edmund’s brother who became a priest.
Edmund Malefant – A Lancastrian who was Lord of Upton Castle, Jasper’s fortress.
Edmund Carew – A Lancastrian who was Lord of Carew Castle.
Rhys ap Thomas – A Lancastrian and a fierce Welsh patriot who supported Harri’s invasion with two thousand of his troops. When Harri became King Henry VII, he appointed Rhys to the governorship of Wales.
Thomas ap Gruffydd – A Welsh patriot and a Lancastrian, father of Rhys ap Thomas.
Dafydd ap Morgan – Fictitious character who joined Jasper’s army after escaping from the prison in Pembroke Castle.
Llewelyn ap John – Fictitious character, a farmer loyal to Jasper.
Rhodri ap John – Fictitious character, the son of Llewelyn ap John, the farmer loyal to Jasper.
Anne Herbert – Wife of William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke. She wanted Harri to marry her daughter Maud.
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth – A Prince of North Wales. In the story, he is an ancestor of Madog.
Richard Neville – The Earl of Warwick who was instrumental in helping Henry VI to regain the throne. He was defeated at the Battle of Barnet and beheaded by Edward IV.
Richard Plantagenet, the Duke of Gloucester – Became Richard III in 1483 as a result of the Titulus Regius, a statute of the Parliament of England. He was defeated at the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth) by Harri Tudor.
George Plantagenet – The Duke of Clarence who conspired with the Earl of Warwick to remove his brother Edward IV from the throne.
Elfryn ap Rhys – Fictitious character, a cousin of Madog who Jasper left in charge of Denbigh Castle after he captured it for the House of Lancaster.
Margaret of Anjou – A strong resolute lady of French royal ancestry, she was the wife of Henry VI as such she was Queen consort of England from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. She also claimed to be the Queen consort of France from 1445 to 1453.
Edward Plantagenet – Son of Henry VI, held the title of Prince of Wales. Edward IV executed him after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471AD. He was only sixteen at the time of his death.
Charles, the Duke of Burgundy – Provided the financial backing to restore Edward IV to the throne of England.
Duke of Somerset – A staunch Lancastrian, killed in the Battle of Tewkesbury.
Baron Wenlock – A staunch Lancastrian, killed in the Battle of Tewkesbury.
John Beaufort – A staunch Lancastrian, killed in the Battle of Tewkesbury.
Rhys ap Tudor Hen – Fictitious character. In the story he is one of five men from the Tudor clan chosen to go into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Gwilym ap Tudor Hen – Fictitious character. In the story he is one of five men from the Tudor clan chosen to go into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Gruffudd ap Ednyfed Fychan – Fictitious character. In the story he is one of five men from the Tudor clan chosen to go into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Llywelyn ap Tudor Fychan – Fictitious character. In the story he is one of five men from the Tudor clan chosen to go into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Hywel ap Goronwy – Fictitious character. In the story he is one of five men from the Tudor clan chosen to go into exile with Jasper and Harri.
Thomas Whyte – A merchant ship owner and close friend of Jasper, who assisted Harri and Jasper to escape to Brittany in 1471AD and provided logistical support for Harri’s invasion of England and Wales in 1485AD.
Lord Vaughan – A revered leader of the House of York who had Jasper’s father, Owain Tudor, beheaded after the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross in 1461AD. Jasper had his revenge after the Battle of Chepstow in 1471AD.
John ap Morgan – The Lord of Chepstow Castle, a Lancastrian supporter who looked after Jasper’s family while he was in exile.
Francis II, Duke of Brittany – Duke of Brittany for the period 1458–1488, a generous benefactor and protector of Henry VII and Jasper Tudor.
Louis XI, King of France – Provided a refuge for Henry VII and Jasper Tudor when they escaped from Brittany after the insurrection of Pierre de Landois against Francis.
Captain Eduard Morvan – Fictitious character. In the story he was Harri’s mentor and army instructor supplied by Francis.
Rivanon Morvan – Fictitious character, the wife of Captain Morvan.
Enora Morvan – Fictitious character. In the story she is the daughter of Captain Morvan and a girlfriend of Harri.
Jodocus Gurdin – Fictitious character. In the story he is a thug with a vicious nature.
Joan De Chandee – Fictitious character. In the story she is the unknown mother of Jasper’s illegitimate daughter Joan, born to him in exile in Brittany and is the brother of Philibert De Chandee.
Iwan De Chandee – Fictitious character. In the story he is the grandfather of Jasper’s illegitimate daughter.
Rozenn De Chandee – Fictitious character. In the story she is the grandmother of Jasper’s illegitimate daughter.
Philibert De Chandee – A Breton friend of Harri who was made Earl of Bath for his heroics in the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth). In the story, he is an up and coming knight in Francis’ army and an uncle of Jasper’s illegitimate daughter, Joan.
Philippe – Fictitious character in the story he is Francis II’s butler.
Margaret of Brittany – She was the first wife of Francis II of Brittany.
Marguerite de Foix Montfort – She was the second wife of Francis II of Brittany.
Baby Joan Tudor – Youngest illegitimate daughter of Jasper who became the great grandmother of Oliver Cromwell.
Father Michael – Fictitious character. In the story he is the priest who christened Jasper’s daughter Joan.
Henry Plantagenet – Henry II, King of England and France. He was an ancestor of Francis II of Brittany.
Geoffrey Plantagenet – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany.
Arthur Plantagenet – Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, he was the son of Geoffrey, the second and last of the Plantagenet dukes of Brittany. He died without issue at age sixteen.
John Plantagenet – King John I of England.
John Malefant – Son of Edmund Malefant the owner of Upton Castle, Jasper’s resistance fortress in Pembrokeshire.
Llewelyn y Glyn – A well–known bard in Wales and a friend of Jasper. He prophesied that Harri Tudor was 'Y Gwr Darogan' – 'The Man of Prophecy’, a Prince of Wales who would defeat England and give freedom to the people of Wales.
Gwen de Montfort – Fictitious character. In the story she was an illegitimate daughter of Francis II and fiancé of Harri Tudor.
Charlotte Meriadec – Fictitious character. In the story she was the mother of Gwen de Montfort and a mistress of Francis II.
Anne of Brittany – She was the legitimate daughter of Francis II. She married Charles VIII of France thereby uniting Brittany with France.
Pierre de Landois – Francis II’s Prime Minister. He tried to make a deal with Richard III to send Harri back to England. Landois became a powerful politician and temporarily deposed Francis II forcing Harri and Jasper to flee to France. He started a riot in which he was killed by the mob thereby allowing Francis II back on to the throne of the Duchy.
Andreas Santanna – Fictitious character. A highly qualified Spanish military general, who became a champion jouster after retiring from the Spanish army, Harri and Jasper enlist him to assist in training their warriors.
Emma de Veleville – Fictitious character. In the story she is the unknown mother of Roland de Veleville.
Jean de Veleville – Fictitious character. In the story he is the unknown father of Roland de Veleville.
Roland de Veleville – Reputed to be an illegitimate son of Henry VII but most likely not.
Dafydd ap Gruffudd – Fictitious character, commander of a pirate ship who took Madog and other Welsh patriots over to Brittany to meet with Henry VII.
Rhys Thomas – Lord of Dinefwr, and one of the staunchest supporters of Harri Tudor.
Bishop Morton – An arch opponent of Richard III, as Henry VII, Harri promoted him to the role of Archbishop of Canterbury on 6th October 1486.
William Gruffudd – From Anglesey and one of the many Welsh landowners in North Wales who supplied Harri Tudor with troops and fought side by side with him against Richard III.
John ap Maredudd – From Anglesey and one of the many Welsh landowners in North Wales who supplied Harri Tudor with troops and fought side by side with him against Richard III.
Rhys ap Maredudd – From Hiraethog and one of the many Welsh landowners in North Wales who supplied Harri Tudor with troops and fought side by side with him against Richard III.
Richard ap Hywel – From Hiraethog and was one of the many Welsh landowners in North Wales who supplied Harri Tudor with troops and fought side by side with him against Richard III.
John Savage, the Earl of Shrewsbury – Sided with Henry VII in the Battle of Mancetter.
George Talbot, the Earl of Chester – Sided with Henry VII in the Battle of Mancetter.
Gilbert Talbot – A cousin of George Talbot and one of Harri Tudor’s commanders on the battlefield at Mancetter (Bosworth).
Eleanor Pryce (nee Tudor) – Fictitious character in the story she was a cousin of Harri Tudor.
Thomas Butler – A wealthy Irish baron who helped fund Henry VII’s campaign.
Anne of France – The capable daughter of King Loius XI who was appointed Regent just before her father’s death to look after the affairs of State for her simple brother, Charles VIII. It was Anne of France supplied Harri Tudor with ships and money as Regent. In history books credit for this is incorrectly given to Charles VIII.
Charles VIII – Succeeded to the throne of France on 30 August 1483, at age 13. King Charles was simple and his father, King Louis XI appointed his sister, Anne of France as his Regent.
James Blount – Commander of the English forces at Calais. He released his prisoner, the Earl of Oxford, and the both of them joined Harri’s forces in France.
John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford – Harri Tudor’s commander of the main body of foot soldiers at the Battle of Mancetter (Battle of Bosworth).
Mrs Blount (first name unknown) – Wife of James Blount who was left in charge of the Calais garrison after her husband defected to join the Lancastrians under Harri. She held out against Richard’s forces for months and only surrendered when guaranteed safe passage to France. She joined up with her husband bringing one hundred troops with her to bolster Harri’s forces.
Richard Griffith – A soldier employed by Walter Herbert the Earl of Pembroke. He joined up with Harri when he arrived in Pembrokeshire and fought for Harri in the Battle of Mancetter.
Evan Morgan – A soldier employed by Walter Herbert the Earl of Pembroke. He joined up with Harri when he arrived in Pembrokeshire and fought in the Battle of Mancetter.
Elizabeth Plantagenet – Daughter of Edward IV, King of England of the House of York. Richard III had her declared illegitimate by the enactment of the ‘Titulus Regis.’ After Harri had defeated Richard III and had become King of England by conquest, he had the ‘Titulus Regis’ expunged from the statute book. Harri then married Elizabeth, thus uniting the House of York with the House of Lancaster.
John Howard, the Duke of Norfolk – A good and loyal friend of Richard III. Richard and his close friends knew John affectionately as Jack.
Henry Percy, the Earl of Northumberland – Loyal to King Richard, he drove his troops very hard in order to get them to Richard’s aid in time for the Battle of Mancetter.
William Gardynyr – The man who slew Richard III at the battle of Mancetter. Knighted on the battlefield he later married Helen Tudor, Jasper’s eldest illegitimate daughter.
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