On the Eleventh Day of Christmas – Book 1

On the eleventh day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me the chance to win a copy of Katherine Howard: A New History by Conor Byrne.

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 Katherine Howard: A New History, 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

In this full-length biography of Katherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Conor Byrne reconsiders Katherine’s brief reign and the circumstances of her life, stripping away the complex layers of myths and misconceptions to reveal a credible portrait of this tragic queen.

By reinterpreting her life in the context of cultural customs and expectations surrounding sexuality, fertility and family honour, Byrne exposes the limitations of conceptualising Katherine as either ‘whore’ or ‘victim’. His more rounded view of the circumstances in which she found herself and the expectations of her society allows the historical Katherine to emerge.

Katherine has long been condemned by historians for being a promiscuous and frivolous consort who partied away her days and revelled in male attention, but Byrne’s reassessment conveys the mature and thoughtful ways in which Katherine approached her queenship. It was a tragedy that her life was controlled by predators seeking to advance themselves at her expense, whatever the cost.

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  1. I,m in

  2. Agnes Szabo says:

    I would love to read this too!

  3. AElfgyva La Fae says:

    I love her.

  4. Yes please

  5. I do think she was child like when she married Henry and going by what he had started turning into he cannot have been an attractive catch ! but I do feel she was treated similar to Anne. another to add to my ever growing Tudor list ! thank you merry Christmas!

  6. Heli-Kaarina Degerman says:

    A very interesting wife of Henry VIII

  7. Robert Johnson says:

    Looks great!

  8. Madeleine Kinnane says:

    This looks like a really good read.

  9. Laetitia Donoso says:

    I want to know more about her. This book looks fascinating!

  10. Orsolya Dunai says:

    Please, please!

  11. Jemma Robertson says:

    Another fantastic prize

  12. Debbie Warwick says:

    I think this book will give a fairer, more balanced view of Katherine, which is what I have always wanted to read. Can’t wait to read this!

  13. Pam shakespeare says:

    Always felt sorry for her

  14. This is an interesting sounding book I’d like to read

  15. I would love to read this book

  16. I know so little about this wife, the book would be an interesting read.

  17. My 90 year old mum loves this type of book

  18. Denise Ash says:

    Poor little Katherine! I’d love to read this one!!!

  19. Ahh pick me!! 🙂 What a (short) life she had… always felt bad for her..

  20. Yes, looks interesting!

  21. Jennifer Winner says:

    One of my favorite Tudor history figures. Please pick me! I love Tudor history!

  22. This looks absolutely fascinating!

  23. It’s always good to read about the tudors from a new/different perspective to give a more complete picture of both the people and the times that they lived in.

  24. Shaun Heathcote says:

    would love to read this

  25. Wonderful cover and topic

  26. Amelia Lawrence says:

    I love all things tudor, especially any books to do with the wives!

  27. Yes ! please !

  28. Sounds like a much needed biography.

  29. I would love to win this book! This looks like a fascinating read!

  30. Audrey Tebbs says:

    I would like to read this book

  31. margaret ward says:

    i think i have already did the 11 th day but better safe than sorry i would mot want to miss one chance to read any of these great books

  32. Geneva Standbridge says:

    I’ve always felt so sorry for this poor girl, she never had a chance!

  33. I have always felt that she was a manipulated teenager,abused ,& the pawn in powerful men’s games.Definately has parallels with some modern days news stories!

  34. Margaret Lewis says:

    I would like to read more about Katherine Howard.

  35. Leslie Worthington says:

    Yes please!

  36. Tom Baines says:

    Interesting

  37. Denise Moyle says:

    Such a tragic story of,a young girl in that age. Would love to read more about her

  38. Oh, I’d love to read this book.

  39. Diana Sweeney says:

    Thank you for offering the chance to read this book.

  40. heidi wolff says:

    Sounds like an interesting read.

  41. Clive Howe says:

    A little known history

  42. Looks very interesting 🙂

  43. It would be great to read a book which portrays Katherine as more than just an unfaithful, silly little girl.

  44. Sarah Robertson says:

    I’d love to know more about Katherine

  45. Michelle Bollig says:

    I’d love to learn more about her.

  46. Laura Jeffs says:

    Would LOVE to read this book

  47. Rich Barker says:

    Awesome!

  48. Would love to read this book and find out more about Katherine Howards’ short life

  49. Lynne Manton says:

    My perception of Katherine is silly girl married to an old man. I wonder if this book could add more depth to her.

  50. I would love to read this book