Day 11: George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat

On the eleventh day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a copy of ‘George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat’ by Claire Ridgway and Clare Cherry.

To be in the running to win ‘George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier & Diplomat’, leave a comment after this post.

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Then simply leave a comment after this post between now and 26 December 2014. Don’t forget to leave your name and a contact email. Please note that I have comment moderation activated and need to ‘approve’ comments before they appear. There is no need to submit your comment twice.

This giveaway is open internationally.

One winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email shortly after the competition closes. Please ensure you’ve added natalie@onthetudortrail.com to your address book to avoid missing my email.

Good luck!

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Book Description

George Boleyn has gone down in history as being the brother of the ill-fated Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, and for being executed for treason, after being found guilty of incest and of conspiring to kill the King.

This biography allows George to step out of the shadows and brings him to life as a court poet, royal favourite, keen sportsman, talented diplomat and loyal brother. Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway chart his life from his spectacular rise in the 1520s to his dramatic fall and tragic end in 1536.

George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat is divided into three sections – Beginnings, Career and Influence, and End of an Era – and topics include:

– George Boleyn’s poetry
– Personal attributes and social pursuits
– Religion
– George’s marriage to Jane Parker
– The Reformation Parliament and the League of Schmalkalden
– George the Diplomat
– The fall of the Boleyns, arrests and trials
– The aftermath of their fall
– George Boleyn, Dean of Lichfield, and the Clonony Castle Boleyns

The biography is fully referenced and includes chapter notes, bibliography and useful appendices.

Read my interview with the authors here.

Find out more about Claire Ridgway & Clare Cherry here.

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for your chance to win a subscription to Barbara Kyle’s online video series of workshops, ‘Writing Fiction that Sells’.

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  1. 🙂 Another book I would love to read. 🙂

  2. Pam Shakespeare says:

    Sounds interesting reading

  3. Debbie Warila says:

    I would love to read this book. It looks fascinating!

  4. Louise Hebden says:

    I would love to know more about this person, more than how he has been depicted in novels and films. Thanks for the chance to win.

  5. Tudor Rose says:

    Would love to read this 😀

  6. Jennifer Wilson says:

    If I’m not a lucky winner, this is definitely going on the ‘need to buy’ list…

  7. This would be not only entertaining, it would be informative! Probably a great read!!!

  8. Sound great! Would love to read this.

  9. I have this on my kindle and I liked it so much I want one for my shelf!

  10. Hilary Bridewell says:

    This is one book I would really love to own. My favourite Tudor story is one about Thomas Boleyn being sent as an ambassador to the Pope. His spaniel bit the Pope’s toe and when being offered the same toe to kiss (as was the custom) refused as he said he wasn’t going to kiss it as he dog had bitten it”.

  11. Emelia Jane says:

    He was always such an intriguing character. Any new viewpoints on him are always welcome to mine eyes!

  12. Looks really interesting and I always like books from a different angle to the main characters ????

  13. Sounds interesting!

  14. Aleah Taylor says:

    George Boleyn is one of the most interesting, yet often forgotten and misrepresented, historical Tudor figures. His life is so full of accomplishment, travel and tragedy… Oh how I would love this book!

  15. So many interesting books to read!

  16. marilyn ANN holley says:

    I would love to add this to my beginners collection.

  17. Marissa Micciulli says:

    Sounds great!

  18. I’d love to add this book to my collection.

  19. would like to know a little more about the man behind the Anne.

  20. Amie Elizabeth Joel says:

    When reading books such as this I wish I could step into the pages and witness the tales first hand and after reading for a while that’s exactly what it feels like I’ve done! I’m sure I was born in the wrong era!

  21. Would love to read this!

  22. Mandy Witts - Vinup says:

    Goo to see a perspective on a little know in the power play of the Boleyns.

  23. so little is known of george other than his devotion to anne and he is shown as being unloving to his wife and also in the tudors show as being bisexual. i would love to learn watt he really was like in the court i find him fascinating

  24. Helen Cooper says:

    My favourite character from the period! This book looks fascinating ????

  25. Would love this, sounds very interesting

  26. Sound amazing.cant wait to read it!

  27. Sherri Oberholtzer says:

    Another great giveaway! 🙂

  28. Looks like it should be on my bookshelf.
    He is a fascinating person.

  29. Vintage Maggie says:

    Let’s see..
    Anne was a manipulative woman, George was a dreadful flirt but a loyal brother, Mary slept around and Jane was an arch villainess…. But were they? I’m not at all sure those images are accurate, which is why I’d love to read this book. If I don’t win it, it’ll go on my Wish list as well. I’ve already read one book by at least one of these authors and it was well researched, so this is something to look forward to.

  30. I would love to have a read of this.

  31. Sounds fascinating!

  32. Yeah another great book to read!!

  33. Carrie Sigala says:

    Would love to read this book!

  34. Theresa Roche says:

    “What that the king is well nigh impotent”! Ooh how wonderful to win a book about a brave young man who could possibly have saved himself if he’d not dropped Henry’s impotency into his sister’s trial!

  35. Lauren Marie says:

    Regardless of whether I win or not, I will definitely add this book to my library!

  36. Geneva Standbridge says:

    Yet another great addition to my reading list, I can’t wait!

  37. I love Claire Ridgway’s books. 🙂

  38. Karen DuBois says:

    I would love be to read this. I would love to know more about George Boleyn!

  39. Shari Maclaskey says:

    Always interesting to learn more about this historical family!

  40. Would love to read this. Have wondered about him and would like to know more details.

  41. Another book on my been wanting to read list 😀 This one looks really good and I would love to learn more about George.

  42. I would like to know more about George….I believe this would be an interesting read!

  43. Ashlee Payne says:

    I would love having this book! Thanks for the opportunity!

  44. Ann Wessels says:

    Sounds a very interesting book I would like to read.

  45. Sounds interesting!

  46. Linzi Osburn says:

    This is a must read for me ! I love anything to do with the Tudor dynasty and Anne Boleyn is a favourite of mine, so reading anything connected with her or her family (in this case her brother) would be a dream come true. Even if I’m not lucky enough to win – this book will definitely be on my bookshelf at some stage in the very near future.

  47. Ellen Dean says:

    George is one of my favorites. I can’t wait to read this book!

  48. I am so into the Tudor period. I would love to win this book.

  49. I definitely need to read this.

  50. Jennifer C. says:

    I would love to learn more about George Boleyn! What a fascinating read! 🙂