On the Third Day of Christmas – Book 2

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

For your chance to win a copy of So Great a Prince: England and the Accession of Henry VIII, you must be subscribed to On the Tudor Trail’s newsletter (if you are not already, sign up on our homepage where it says ‘Free Enewsletter Subscription’).

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


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  1. Laura Ballard says:

    Would love to read this!

  2. Clive Howe says:

    Wonderful Read

  3. Brenda Craig says:

    We need more books about Henry’s early reign when he was still charismatic and not tyrannical. Love to read this one

  4. Michael North says:

    A long awaited and most welcome perspective on the life , and the people who lived and worked and indeed existed outside of the hallowed and politically charged circle that surrounded the King and his at times sycophantic members of his Court.

  5. Love the Tudors would love this one!

  6. Would love to read this book!

  7. heidi wolff says:

    Adding this to my Christmas list.

  8. Phyllis Barabino says:

    Looks wonderful!

  9. Christine C. says:

    I’ve focused my reading on his wives and children, reading about him at the beginning of his reign would help fill some of the gaps in my knowledge. Thank you for the opportunity!

  10. Henry VII was an Aquarius. Interesting guy, won his crown on the battlefield. I’d like to read more about him and the circumstances regarding his mother’s claim to the crown.

  11. I would love to read this. Thanks for the giveaway!

  12. Danielle Pearce says:

    This loos really interesting as we all know about his marriages and wives but not so much about when he first came to the crown

  13. Jane Seymour says:

    Sounds really good!

  14. Lesley Walsh says:

    Yes, please count me in.

  15. Donna Rail says:

    This looks good. Thanks.

  16. Tracey Eddy says:

    I love everything Tudor!

  17. It sounds like this book continues where Dan Jones’ Wars of the Roses left off, making it my perfect next book!

  18. Rie Tetley says:

    I’m finding out about some fantastic reads through your blog!

  19. Rich Barker says:

    Very interesting!

  20. Wendy Ahl says:

    I would love to know more about the world Henry VIII inhabited as a young man.

  21. Linda Arbuckle says:

    This book looks so good as it looks like a wonderful detailing of life and real characters withing the space of a year. Love to read this.

  22. Andrew Fearon says:

    So enigmatic as a young man!

  23. Fiona Foskett says:

    Fabulous prize. My 18 year old daughter would love this. She is studying the tudors for her A levels

  24. Helen Thurston says:

    Would love to win a copy of this – find the social history side as interesting as the royal history.

  25. Rebecca Brown says:

    Sounds brilliant, count me in!

  26. Margaret Mallows says:

    I would love to read this, I love this part of our history

  27. claire little says:

    fingers are crossed! love this era

  28. Looks interesting

  29. Kathy Spiess says:

    Gotta have it!!

  30. Andrea Johnson says:

    I’d love to read this

  31. Charisse Lewis says:

    It looks to be very interesting always up to learn something new! Good Luck to us all..

  32. Katie Rodriguez says:

    I love that this tells the story through different perspectives! Would love to read this!

  33. Jayne Watkin says:

    I love to read about Henry’s early years of reign!

  34. Looks to be an interesting read!

    • Hello Shana, I have tried to contact you several times via email but have not yet heard back from you. Unfortunately, I will have to redraw this prize if I don’t hear from you by Friday 12 January, 2018. Sorry!

  35. I hadn’t heard of this book and now I need it! The world needs more books on this time period; there can never be enough.

  36. LOL. Another book I should add to my mountain of research books for my new novel!

  37. Lynne Manton says:

    This would make a lovely gift for my son-in-law and I would get to read it when I am babysitting. A truly win-win situation.

  38. Charlotte Allen says:

    I would be really happy winning this book as I really enjoyed learning about the tudors and would like to read more on them and their families.

  39. Would love to read this

  40. Diana Castaneda says:

    This period of history is a Fascinating.. the ups the downs of the Tudors..just awesome.. Luv it..

  41. Laetitia Donoso says:

    I would love to find out more about Henry VIII’s early reign, especially from this perspective!

  42. Thank you

  43. Jennifer cyrus says:

    Please

  44. STUART HARGREAVES says:

    great give away all the best

  45. This book sounds fantastic! We definitely need more books about the earlier years, and transition, of Henry’s reign.

  46. Tom Baines says:

    count me in

  47. Holly Walters says:

    Really really love to read this!!

  48. Love the Tudors! From the day BEFORE Bosworth field to present. I’ll fight any man who says I’m not the descendant of Queen Elizabeth and Edward de Vere’s secret love child! ; )

  49. Daniel Kaufman says:

    This book looks great, and I enjoy Lauren’s tweets. This would be a great Wisconsin winter read for me 🙂

  50. Michae Griffin says:

    An intriguing book