Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor
Saturday 5 October
Castle Hill Baptist Church
2.00pm
It’s often overlooked that England’s most celebrated royal dynasty, the Tudors, had their origins in rural Wales, far from the urban centres of English power. When Henry Tudor won the English crown, he was a stranger to the people he now ruled, an ‘unknown Welshman’, in the words of his defeated foe.
In his native Wales, however, Henry had long been championed as the Son of Prophecy, a foretold messiah who would free his oppressed people from their lengthy misery.
Acclaimed historian Nathen Amin explores how one redoubtable Welsh family came to leave a complex legacy that changed the face of England and Wales forever.
A passionately-told tale of treachery, cunning, love and heartbreak. From Penmynydd to Bosworth Field, this is the enthralling, action-packed story of the Tudors … but not as you know it.
Tickets £12.00
includes refreshments
History Festival at a Glance
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Warwick University Talks
Tom Simpson | Warwick University Talk: Horizons: Maps that Made Climate Change | Saturday 5 October |
Dave Steele | The Political Prisoners of Warwick Gaol | Saturday 12 October |
Sharon Forman and Beat Kümin | Parish Records Workshop | Saturday 12 October |
Stuart Middleton | A New History of the Welfare State: Welfare as Independence | Saturday 12 October |
Sunday 24 November
Thursday 5 December