On the twentieth day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a paperback 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.
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About the Author
Lauren Johnson is a historian and costumed interpreter with a first-class degree from Oxford University.
Her debut novel The Arrow of Sherwood, an origin story of Robin Hood rooted in a real, brutal medieval world, was named one of Medievalists.net’s books of the year.
Her history of the year 1509, So Great a Prince: England and the Accession of Henry VIII, was published recently by Head of Zeus. It explores the fascinating details of early Tudor daily life and the ritual year, alongside the enthralling political intrigues of Henry VIII’s court in his first twelve months as king.
Lauren has appeared on Channel 4, BBC4, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Somerset. She was also featured in Stylist magazine, discussing her work as a costumed interpreter.
Lauren is co-founder of Untold, a theatre company that creates ensemble-driven devised work and new writing to tell stories that have been marginalised in history and the modern day. Her first play, Lady Unknown, explores the life and work of Victorian philanthropist Angela Burdett Coutts.
Sharing her passion for history with tens of thousands of visitors, Lauren has worked in live costumed interpretation since 2008, based at major heritage sites including the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace. This gives her a unique insight into the historical worlds of her books and enables her to practise storytelling on every scale, from the most intimate one-to-one interaction to performing for vast crowds in the busiest tourist site in the UK.
She has also worked with Historic Royal Palaces, the charity who administer Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Hillsborough Castle, chairing historical debates and creating on-site digital missions for families and schools.
Lauren is always eager to hear about new historical or writing projects.
Visit Lauren Johnson’s official website.
Click here to hear Natalie Grueninger chat with Lauren Johnson about Henry VIII’s accession and daily life in Tudor England.
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I would be interested in reading this.
Would love to win this!!
This sounds interesting.
I would love to read this so much.
I would like to win this for my son-in-law. He is a keen historian and this would definitely put me in his good books.
Hope I’m not too late in commenting! I’d love to read this
Love to read anything Henry VIII
Sounds a very interesting book
This is on my list to read! Would love to win this!!
An underrated king.
It’ll be interesting to read on how he adapted to being king in his first 12 months.
Ohh yes yes! It’s on my to-read list for ages haha
This would be a great read
Yes, please!
Thanks for the chance! 🙂
This book would be very interesting.
Thank you for this opportunity.
So interesting!
This looks seriously amazing!
I would like this book for my Tudor collection
Oh Henry, Henry, Henry. How I do love reading about you!
I need to read this book!
Can’t get enough about Henry!
I’m always in for reading a lite more background story, specially from a different perspective.
Arthur. This makes me think about my history professor in high school.
Yes please
Would love to read this!
Would be interesting to read more about Henry VIII early in his reign!
So much promise!
More great reads.
So Great a Book.
I would love to read about Arthur, and this books sounds really interesting.
Yay!!! Love this!!!
Would love to read this and learn more about how Henry was when he was still a young king!
Great prize 🙂
Oooh! Nice prize!