His Last Letter by Jeane Westin
I have just posted our exclusive interview with Jeane Westin author of His Last Letter, a novel about Elizabeth I and The Earl of Leicester.
I found Jeane’s responses tremendously informative and interesting. We talk about everything from the lure of the Tudors, traditions of the Elizabethan court, to Elizabeth and Dudley’s tempestuous relationship.
Read the full interview here.
To coincide with our interview I am giving away a copy of Jeane Westin’s His Last Letter!
Entry is open to all Australian, NZ, US, Canadian and UK residents. Instructions on how to enter:
For one entry simply leave a comment on any of our posts or pages between now and October 21st.
For two entries leave a comment and subscribe to our newsletter (link on our homepage).
For three entries leave a comment, subscribe to our newsletter and join our Facebook page here.
Our book giveaway competition is opened until 10pm on the 21st October, 2010 (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and the winner will be announced on the 22nd of October.
Good luck!
Wow, I think it’s a good idea to attract people to your blog. Good luck to everyone!!! 😉
Thank you. Lots more giveaways to come!
Thanks for the giveaway!
You are very welcome!
Love the site! It’s very informative. Hope to win, but good luck to everyone!
Thank you for the lovely feedback and good luck!
I’m so glad you posted about your site on the Anne group page. I really enjoyed reading everything and even bookmarked it so I can keep coming back. I just saw this book in stores a few days and didn’t buy it so maybe I can win it. Good luck to everyone else!
I am reading it at the moment and really enjoying it! Remember that if you sign up to our newsletter and ‘like’ our Facebook page you will get two extra entries! Looking forward to discussing all things Tudor with you Beth!
Thank you for the giveaway! 😀
I’ve subscribed & like you on Facebook, by the way
Thank you and welcome Angelia! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on all things Tudor!
Love the website, thank you! So nice that others are as interested in this subject as me. Curious though, are Canadian residents welcome to enter the giveaway?
Thank you for your lovely feedback Bronwyn! One of my major reasons for starting the site was to build a supportive community of Anne Boleyn and Tudor fans so that we could learn from each other and share our opinions on all matters Tudor. And of course my Canadian friends can enter! Remember that if you sign up to our newsletter and join our Facebook page you receive 2 extra entries! Good luck 🙂
Great I will definitely sign up for the newsletter and join your page, thank you! On a side note I bought Robin Maxwell’s The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn when it was first published and it is still one of my favourite books 🙂 Your interviews with authors are wonderful!
Lots more interviews on their way!!
Love this idea and I’ve been wanting to read this book!! Now I’ve made a comment on another thread and also joined your FB group, but I subscribed a few weeks ago. Does that all count towards 2 entries or 3?
Oh and by the way — LOVE THE SITE, which is bringing back a load of good memories of my 3 visits to England since 2000!
Thank you so much Tina! It is so lovely to receive positive feedback from readers. It is for this reason that I love running the site even if it does mean MANY hours of research, writing, emailing etc. per week. You now have 3 entries in the draw so good luck! I have lots more giveaways lined up so even if you don’t win this one there are lots more to come!
I think what your doing is really great, promoting the Tudor dynasty which is probably the greatest era in English history, full of passion, strength, pride. Thank you i will enjoy this website.
Thank you Sophia! You now have 3 entries in the draw- good luck 🙂
I have spent a lot of my life reading about Queen Anne. I never understood why she had been so demonized. Very few authors in history view her as a good role model. Why not? Of all the things she wanted from her life, being a whore wasn’t one of them. Foxes writings caused quite the stir, in somewhat modern times when he championed her cause. As a woman, what choices did she have? I admire her for standing up to the men in her life, uncle, father, and brother while her mother seemed so passive. Anne is also the reason I no longer need to buy trinkets from the church so that my loved ones will go to heaven. She is the reason that I dont have to go to a priest to confess my sins but that I can speak to the Lord directly. She shook up the male status quo from Lords to priests and they hated her. Not one person had Anne’s best interest in mind. I have always asked “If not her, than who?” She was smarter than Henry. She enlightened him, not the other way around. I dont think that there is one thing that Henry taught Anne. (Other than how cruel he could be.) I can recite several things she taught him. It is so nice to find a website that supports my idea of Anne.
Thanks so much for the site and giveaway! I learned about you from The Anne Boleyn Files.
Thank you Tessa and good luck!
I was just introduced to your blog from the Raucous Royals blog and I love it!!
Thanks for writing!!
Michele
I am glad you enjoy it Michele! Remember to sign up to our newsletter and FB page for two extra entries 🙂
I just love Elizabeth & Robert Dudley, I find their relationship so fascinating! I’ve also seen this book advertised before on The Anne Boleyn Files! 😀 And I was linked here by Raucous Royals too! ^__^ Three amazing sites, including this one! ;D
Thank you Becky! It’s great to have a community of like minded people with which to discuss our love of all things Tudor! Make sure that you’ve signed up for our newsletter and joined our FB page to receive 3 entries in the draw 🙂
What a great comp !!! Done the 3 entries.
Ive been looking everywhere in Australia for this book !!!!!!!!!
I found out about your facebook page from The Anne Boleyn Files.
Thanks very much for your informative and articulate articles, interviews and youtube posts. Im so busy that this is such an easy way for me to keep up to date and in the Tudor loop. I cant get enough of anything Tudor especially Anne and Elizabeth.
Kate 🙂
You are very welcome Kate! Good luck!
Thank you for your lovely feedback Kate. I am very happy to have another Aussie on board. I’m sure there are more of us hiding out there! I made the site for people obsessed with Tudor history like myself. So enjoy the journey!
I’m Australian too! Heavily into the Tudors, medieval and Stuart periods, and also newly spreading interests into Georgian and Victorian periods too. Sooo wish I had done history at university instead of science………
Yay, another Aussie!! There must be lots more of us out there that love the Tudors. Lets find them all!
I also wish I had studied history at university. I could always go back for degree number three…not sure my hubby would be too happy…
Stay in touch 🙂
Hi Natalie,
Great website, a friend just told me about it. Signed up for the newsletter. Book give away is a great idea. Love the detail & accuracy. Shows how much time and passion has gone into your research.
Karyl
Thank you Karyl! It’s great to have you with us. Yes, I spend a lot of time working on the site and love to receive lovely feedback like yours. Really makes it all worth it!
thanks for the giveaway
You are welcome!
I love the story of Elizabeth and The Earl of Leicester. He was dashing but apparently dangerous (with a conveniently dead wife) did he truly love Elizabeth or just after her power. I saw the television film with an older Leicester regretting his loss of his chance with Elizabeth’s love. Really rather sad, if his heart was in fact, pure.
I would love to win this book. Thank you for the giveaway.
I subscribed via email and follow you on Facebook
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You are welcome Anne. Good luck!