All Things Tudor Queens and Consorts

Posted on 9th July 2021 by Tamise


I am very happy to have been asked to take part in ‘All Things Tudor Queens and Consorts’ over at On The Tudor Trail.

9 things you might not have known about the reign of Queen Jane


(c) On the Tudor Trail


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9 Day Giveaway – Day 4 – Win ‘Crown of Blood’ by Nicola Tallis

Posted on 9th July 2021 by Tamise


To celebrate 20 years of my website, I am running a 9 Day Giveaway on key dates throughout the year that relate to Lady Jane.


On day 4 of the giveaway thanks to the generosity of Nicola Tallis and Michael O’Mara Books, you have a chance to win a paperback copy of, ‘Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey’ in a world-wide giveaway!



‘Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same.

These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Forced onto the throne by the great power players at court, Queen Jane reigned for just thirteen tumultuous days before being imprisoned in the Tower, condemned for high treason and executed.

In this dramatic retelling of an often misread tale, historian and researcher Nicola Tallis explores a range of evidence that has never before been used in a biography to sweep away the many myths and reveal the moving, human story of an extraordinarily intelligent, independent and courageous young woman.

From Michael O’Mara Books


To enter the competition

Email me at Ljgcompetition at yahoo.co.uk. Replace ‘at’ with @. Put Day 4 in the Subject line.

The competition ends at midnight (UK time) on Friday 23rd July.

The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!



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9 Day Giveaway – Day 3 – Win ‘Sisters of Treason’ by Elizabeth Fremantle

Posted on 6th July 2021 by Tamise


To celebrate 20 years of my website, I am running a 9 Day Giveaway on key dates throughout the year that relate to Lady Jane.


On day 3 of the giveaway thanks to the generosity of Elizabeth Fremantle and Penguin, you have a chance to win a paperback copy of, ‘Sisters of Treason’ in a world-wide giveaway!



‘1554: Lady Jane Grey is executed by her cousin Queen Mary…

Now Lady Jane’s younger sisters Katherine and Mary, cursed with the Tudor blood that saw their sister killed, face the perils of the royal court alone.

Lady Katherine – young and spirited – makes dangerous romantic liaisons. While Lady Mary – crook-backed and vulnerable – becomes the Queen’s reluctant companion, yet yearns to escape court intrigue. And both girls fear their proximity to the Queen might be their undoing.

For the childless Queen is ill. If she should die Katherine may be pushed to power, but the Queen’s half-sister Elizabeth casts a long shadow and if she gains the throne the court will become a terrifying maze of treachery and suspicion – where holding royal blood could be a death warrant for the two sisters.’

From Amazon


To enter the competition

Email me at Ljgcompetition at yahoo.co.uk. Replace ‘at’ with @. Put Day 3 in the Subject line.

The competition ends at midnight (UK time) on Tuesday 20th July.

The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!



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Books 2021 – on sale now – The Brandon Men by Sarah Bryson

Posted on 3rd July 2021 by Tamise


(c) Amberley Publishing


‘Four generations of Brandon men lived and served six English kings, the most famous being Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, best friend and brother-in-law to King Henry VIII. Yet his family had a long history tied closely to the kings of the Wars of the Roses back to Henry VI. Charles Brandon’s father, Sir William Brandon, supported Henry Tudor’s claim on the throne and became his standard bearer, dying at the Battle of Bosworth. Charles’s uncle, Sir Thomas Brandon, was Henry VII’s Master of the Horse, one of the three highest positions within the court. Charles’s grandfather had ties with Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III. These men held important offices, made great sacrifices, walked the fine line between being loyal courtiers and traitors, and even gave their lives, all in the name of loyalty to the king they served. No more shall the Brandon name be an obscure reference in archives. It is time for them to emerge from the shadows of history.’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Amberley Publishing

Further details – Amazon.co.uk



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Books 2021 – on sale now – The White Ship by Charles Spencer (paper back)

Posted on 3rd July 2021 by Tamise


(c) William Collins


‘The sinking of the White Ship in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever suffered. In one catastrophic night, the king’s heir and the flower of Anglo-Norman society were drowned and the future of the crown was thrown violently off course.

In a riveting narrative, Charles Spencer follows the story from the Norman Conquest through to the decades that would become known as the Anarchy: a civil war of untold violence that saw families turn in on each other with English and Norman barons, rebellious Welsh princes and the Scottish king all playing a part in a desperate game of thrones. All because of the loss of one vessel – the White Ship – the medieval Titanic.’

From Amazon.co.uk

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