On the Twenty-First Day of Christmas

On the twenty-first day of Christmas On the Tudor Trail gave to me… the chance to win a copy of The Forgotten Tudor Women by Sylvia Barbara Soberton!

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

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For your chance to win The Forgotten Tudor Women by Sylvia Barbara Soberton, 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 2018. 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 Blurb

Anne Seymour, Jane Dudley and Elisabeth Parr all have their own unique stories to tell. Born into the most turbulent period of England’s history, these women’s lives interplayed with the great dramas of the Tudor age, and their stories deserve to be told independently of their husbands.

Anne Seymour served all of Henry VIII’s six wives and brushed with treason more than once, but she died in her bed as a wealthy old matriarch. Jane Dudley was a wife and mother who fought for her family until her last breath. Elisabeth Parr, sister-in-law of Queen Katherine Parr, married for love and became Elizabeth I’s favourite lady-in-waiting.

The Tudor age was a hazardous time for ambitious women: courtly life exposed them to “pride, envy, indignation, scorning and derision”, executions were part of everyday life, death in childbirth was a real possibility and plagues sweeping regularly through the country could wipe out entire generations of families. Yet Anne, Jane and Elisabeth lived through all this and left their indelible marks on history. It’s high time for these women’s stories to be heard.

About the Author

About the author: Sylvia Barbara Soberton is a writer and researcher specialising in the history of the Tudors. She debuted in 2015 with her bestselling book “The Forgotten Tudor Women: Mary Howard, Mary Shelton & Margaret Douglas”. Sylvia’s other best-sellers include “Golden Age Ladies: Women Who Shaped the courts of Henry VIII and Francis I” and “Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens”. You can find Sylvia on Goodreads, Facebook and Twitter

 

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  1. Geneva Standbridge says:

    I love books about lesser known characters in history, this looks so interesting!

  2. Michelle MCKEEVER says:

    This would be a fascinating read

  3. Sounds good!

  4. Pam shakespeare says:

    How are they forgoirten ? Part of the most well known tudors but anywa6 would enjoy this book

  5. Count me in please.

  6. Lisa neale says:

    The Tudor period is my favourite part of history and would love to Learn more.

  7. Johanna Jauhiainen says:

    I need this book.

  8. Denise Moyle says:

    This sounds interesting…. there are so many characters from this era that we know very little about.

  9. I would love this, I hope I win something this year!

  10. Kelly groves says:

    Yes please

  11. Alison moore says:

    I love reading about the more obscure characters of our past… Especially women, as their strength and courage is not well documented. It sounds a fascinating read ??

  12. Now i am going to have to get this.. …So many of the family are simply forgotten and unknown.

  13. Would love to read more on these ladies. Thank you

  14. Thank you for the giveaway!

  15. Jennifer Branch says:

    This is my favorite time in history to read about. Would love to win this!!

  16. Suzanne Robertson says:

    I love reading about People who lived in the Tudor times.

  17. leigh jemmett says:

    Would love to read this

  18. Bonnie Malmat says:

    Please enter me for this book. Thanks!

  19. Claire Maclean says:

    I’m intrigued…I’m recognising surnames, but who are these girls?!

  20. Amazing, would love to read it.

  21. Ann Rowsell says:

    Possibly the best of the lot, to my way of thinking!

  22. Denise Ash says:

    This looks wonderful!!!

  23. Igor G. S. says:

    This looks interesting and I’d like to have it. A lady in waiting marrying for love and still being one of Elizabeth’s favorites debunks the myth of jealous and sexually frustrated Queen Bess, so I think I’d like to read about this woman and the other two.

  24. I know nothing about any of these ladies and would love to find out more.

  25. Sounds great. Thanks for the chance!?

  26. Samantha Long says:

    Sounds like a good read.

  27. Joyce rogero says:

    I would love this.

  28. Omg this book sounds so interesting. I love books like this!

  29. Anne Carter says:

    Yes please

  30. Jennifer Ott says:

    Adding this one to my ever growing wish list

  31. Nicola Hart says:

    Sounds fascinating

  32. Catherine Sutton says:

    Sounds fascinating!

  33. Lisa Crouse says:

    Would love this as I love the tudors! Thanks so much for this chance!!

  34. Charlotte Hackett says:

    Yes, please!

  35. Ksenia Zywczuk says:

    I forgot someone?!

  36. Roberta Gerber says:

    I studied 16th Century England and Reformation History in college, and am interested in the social history of the time period. I’d love to read this.

  37. Sahara Rós Ívarsdóttir says:

    I’ve never heard of this book! It looks so interesting. Forgotten women is what got me into the Tudor period in the first place <3 This could help with my essay!

  38. Sheridan Reid says:

    Pleeeeease ??

  39. Jonathan Goldberg-Booth says:

    Sounds great

  40. This looks very interesting! Would love to read it!!!!

  41. Jennifer cyrus says:

    And my need to read book list grows and grows. I’ve never heard of this author but now I need all her books! They all sounds fascinating! Thank you for a chance to win one.

  42. Kaitlynn Bobbitt says:

    The Tudor line is always interesting and it is great when someone remembers there are other people to learn about too.

  43. Sounds like a fascinating book. Would love to get a copy.

  44. This book looks really interesting. I don’t know much about these people and would like to learn more!

  45. Looks good!

  46. Would love to learn more about these women! They seem super interesting!

  47. Jade Miller says:

    Sounds great! Would love to read it!

  48. Paola Cascone says:

    Amazing reading proposals!

  49. Robyne Ridge says:

    The feminist in me is furious that I do not know about these women already.

  50. Honestly wish more authors wrote more about the every day perspective of non royal women.It’s far more intetesting sometimes.It’s definitely a wider view and you get a better sense of the people in general.Hoping to read this one soon.
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