The Forgotten Patriarch: The Tomb and Tragedy of Edmund Tudor

Edmund Tudor was the patriarch of England’s most famous dynasty, yet his life was a race against time, plague, and political extinction. In this film, we trace the volatile journey of the man who became the father of the first Tudor King. From the secret, illegal marriage of a Dowager Queen to the brutal reality of a Yorkist siege, Edmund Tudor’s story is the foundation upon which the Red Rose was built. While his son, Henry VII, and grandson, Henry VIII, would go on to reshape the British Isles, Edmund’s own end was far from royal. Captured at Carmarthen Castle and struck down by the Bubonic Plague at just twenty-six years old, he was buried in haste to prevent the spread of infection. Discover the history of his two burials: • The emergency interment at Grey Friars, Carmarthen in 1456. • The grand 1536 exhumation and transfer to the High Altar of St David’s Cathedral. • The destruction of his medieval monument during the English Civil War and its Victorian restoration. He was the "Father and Brother to Kings"—the noble who died a prisoner, but whose blood would go on to define the face of England. 👉🏻👉🏻Become a Channel Member with book club, subscriber only videos, subscriber only lives and more!    / @evelynedwards   TikTok ➭ @Evelyn.Edwards1 Instagram ➭   / evelynedwards1   website ➭ https://www.queenofthecastles.com/ Bluesky ➭ https://bsky.app/profile/evelynedward... X ➭ @Evelyn_Edwards1 ABOUT ME Evelyn Edwards is a successful actress and history presenter. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, Mimi, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others. She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love of history, castles, and photography together.