On the Eighth Day of Christmas – Book 1

On the eighth day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me the chance to win a copy of House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown by Nathen Amin.

To be in the running to win this book, leave a comment after this post.

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For your chance to win a copy of House of Beaufort, 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!

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Book Synopsis

The Wars of the Roses were a tumultuous period in English history, with family fighting family over the greatest prize in the kingdom – the throne of England. But what gave the eventual victor of these brutal and complex wars, Henry Tudor, the right to claim the crown? What made his Beaufort mother the great heiress of medieval England, and how exactly did an illegitimate line come to challenge the English monarchy?

While the Houses of York and Lancaster fought brutally for the crown, other noble families of the kingdom also played integral roles in the wars; grand and prestigious names like the Howards, Mowbrays, Nevilles and Percys were intimately involved in the conflict, but none symbolised the volatile nature of the period quite like the House of Beaufort. Their rise, fall, and rise again is the story of England during the fifteenth century, a dramatic century of war, intrigue and scandal both at home and abroad. Many books have been written about individual members of the dynasty, but never has the whole family been explored as one.

This book uncovers the rise of the Beauforts from bastard stock of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, to esteemed companions of their cousin Henry V, celebrated victor of Agincourt, and tracks their chastening fall with the House of Lancaster during the 1460s and 1470s. The hopes and fortunes of the family gradually came to rest upon the shoulders of a teenage widow named Margaret Beaufort and her young son Henry. From Margaret would rise the House of Tudor, the most famous of all England’s royal houses and a dynasty that owed its crown to the blood of its forebears, the House of Beaufort. From bastards to princes, the Beauforts are medieval England’s most captivating family.

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  1. Agnes Szabo says:

    Another great book.

  2. Bonnie Malmat says:

    Sounds like a good read.

  3. barbara strippel says:

    My 90 year old mum loves this type of book

  4. Shaun Heathcote says:

    not to up on the Beauforts .

  5. Sarah Robertson says:

    This sounds really interesting, I don’t know much before Henry VIII so I’d love to read this

  6. Laura Jeffs says:

    Soo interesting!! Fingers crossed

  7. Tom Baines says:

    looks good

  8. The wars of the roses are such an interesting time in our history.

  9. Theresa Williams says:

    Sounds a very interesting read

  10. Margaret Lewis says:

    An intriguing read hopefully.

  11. Nicole Stanfield Caile says:

    A really interesting period in history, so tumultuous! Would love to read this.

  12. Denise Ash says:

    This sounds like a great read!!!

  13. Looks very interesting

  14. Sally Hill says:

    Another really fascinating looking read – please count me in! 🙂

  15. Val Hartley says:

    Looks like an interesting read.

  16. I would love to know more about the Beauforts!

  17. Always had a soft spot for the Wars of the Roses.

  18. Rich Tyler says:

    Count me in 🙂

  19. Mitzi Koch says:

    This one looks to be a fabulous read !

  20. Phil Darling says:

    Another awesome book that I’d love to read

  21. David Teague says:

    It’s long past time that this sort of book was written. The Beauforts’ struggles with their cousins (and in-laws) of York are crucial to understanding the entire 15th century in England, and especially its memorable second half.

    The Hundred Years’ War has been traced back to the marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with consequences radiating outward for at least 300 years. The relationship between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swinford was just as powerful: the roots of the Wars of the Roses; the English Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries; and the succession of the Tudors, Stuarts, and Hanoverians were all set in motion by a single couple.

  22. Hester McQueen says:

    Loving the title

  23. The Beaufort line is such a fascinating subject, right from it’s creation, I’d love to learn more.

  24. Danielle Jackson says:

    I would love to win this book being from yorkshire. I would like to read about the war of the roses. It looks like a great book.

  25. Rebecca Brown says:

    Sounds fascinating – wish me luck!

  26. Clive Howe says:

    A fascinating family

  27. Georgina Saunt says:

    Yes please!!

  28. Michael Griffin says:

    How the crown was won

  29. Gina Haggard says:

    I took a medieval England class in grad school and it touched on the Beauforts. I remember wanting to study them in depth so I can’t wait to read this book.

  30. JENNY MACE says:

    Having just watched the series ‘The White Queen’, I would really love to win this book.

  31. Such an interesting family, would love to read more about them.

  32. Lesley Walsh says:

    Please count me in

  33. I’d love this book

  34. Carol Bell says:

    Tremendous!

  35. Yes please

  36. I feel like people sometimes forget that the Beauforts are Tudors, too. This looks like an exciting read!

  37. Looks an interesting read

  38. This book sounds great thanks

  39. CAROL PATTRICK says:

    I love learning and reading about the Tudors, I find this period of history fascinating

  40. Deana Sanders says:

    Sounds intriguing

  41. Lina Andersson says:

    This book is on my wish list for Christmas! ??

  42. I’m very excited for this opportunity. Thank you.

  43. DENISE WILDEN says:

    Another amazing book

  44. Such a great author and wonderful book!

  45. Really would love to know more about this family.Look forward to reading this.

  46. Sounds like a great read 🙂

  47. Karen Martin says:

    Margaret defied the odds having her family what a woman

  48. Yes please!

  49. Wendy Ahl says:

    Margaret was portrayed as a bit crazy in the White Queen, would love to know more about the real woman.

  50. Looks like it would be a terrific read!