On the second day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a copy of So Great a Prince: England and the Accession of Henry VIII by Lauren Johnson.
To be in the running to win this book, leave a comment after this post.
Conditions of Entry
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Then simply leave a comment after this post between now and 31 December 2017. 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!
Find Out More
Click here to read Lauren’s entertaining and informative guest post about fasting and feasting in early Tudor England.
Book Blurb
The King is dead: long live the King. In 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familiar Tudor world of Protestantism and playwrights. Decades before the Reformation, ancient traditions persist: boy bishops, pilgrimage, Corpus Christi pageants, the jewel-decked shrine at Canterbury.
So Great a Prince offers a fascinating glimpse of a country and people that at first appear alien – in calendar and clothing, in counting the hours by bell toll – but which on closer examination are recognisably and understandably human. Lauren Johnson tells the story of 1509 not just from the perspective of king and court, but of merchant and ploughman; apprentice and laundress; husbandman and foreign worker. She looks at these early Tudor lives through the rhythms of the ritual year, juxtaposing political events in Westminster and the palaces of southeast England with the liturgical and agricultural events that punctuated the year for the ordinary people of England.
About the Author
Lauren Johnson is a historian and costumed interpreter with a first-class degree from Oxford University. Her first novel, The Arrow of Sherwood, appeared in August 2013.
Lauren Johnson’s Official Website
Yes please
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Oh, I’d love to read this! I feel like my knowledge about King Henry VIII’s early days has many gaps. Thanks for the lovely giveaway, Natalie!
I know a lot about his later years. But not his early years. So this would be great to win.
Looking forward to reading!
I love learning How people lived in history… not just the rich and famous. This sounds like a great read!
This books sounds really interesting. I’d definitely want to read it.
So many books, so little time…It would be wonderful to own this copy! Thank you!
I would love to read this!
This looks like interesting reading.
Sounds fantastic, such a fascinating period in English history.
Would love to win this book!
Would love to read this!
I wrote an essay about Arthur Tudor once; would be nice to get a different perspective!
Fascinating 🙂 I love it!!
this book should be on my bookshelf
Sounds great so the love this period of history
So many books, so little time!
Would love to read a book about the more tender years of Henry VIII
I only know a tiny bit about him, I would love to read this.
sounds like a great read
I’d like to know more about his life before he became obsessed with producing an heir, and his many wives that he is most famous for.
I adore Henry VIII and I love any information about his life and reign.
Yes please! 🙂
I mean I’ve already read like 10 books about H8, why not another?
Also I’m pretty sure I’ve read before that that picture on the front of the book is actually Arthur, not H8.
Yes please
I’d love to know more about daily life in Tudor England
Looks really nice!
This book sounds interesting!
Early Tudor years sounds like amazing reading to me!
I love anything Tudors!!!! Over half my bookshelves is Tudor books. But I don’t have this one. 🙂
I would love to find out more about this period.
Please,let me spend my Xmas with him!!!!!
I’m playing for my daughter. She likes history. I have a very special cancer and she helps me a lot. She deserves this
He didn’t even know what he started then…
Yes please! I’d love to read more about the young Henry
Lovely books
Would love to read this book and display it proudly on my bookshelf with all my Tudor books
Yes please!
My favorite reading genre, I love historical novels!
Would love to find out more about Henry before he was fat and paranoid 😉
I’m ready to start reading my next book…thanks for the chance to win!