Excerpt from The "A. L." Senior Histories (History Through Biography), Vol. 6: Book Vi, Henry VII to George V
After two years, however, the fortunes Of war put the Lancastrians in power again. Jasper Tudor, who had been banished, then returned, and took Henry Tudor to court. The king, Henry VI, was very pleased with the boy's wit and likely towardness, and laughingly said that he, too, might one day be King of England. This was only a joke, for King Henry vi's own son, Edward, was, Of course, heir to the throne.
Yet, within a few months, the Yorkists triumphed again, Edward was killed after the battle Of Tewkesbury, and King Henry VI was put to death. SO fourteen year -old Henry Tudor really became the rightful King Of England in Lancastrian eyes.
But the Lancastrians had been so badly beaten that they could not hope to stand against the Yorkists for many years, so Jasper took Henry and fled abroad.
The winds carried their ship to Brittany, which was not then part Of France, but an independent duchy, and there the Duke Francis was kind to Henry, though he kept him Closely guarded.
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