November Competition

To win a copy of Chris Skaife's The Ravenmaster, just answer the question below in the Comments section. Then send a copy of your answer to me at: maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk

Just for once, it's a question with a right answer! If we get more than five right answers, we will put names into a hat.

Closing date: 7th December

Name all seven ravens currently living at the Tower of London. 

We are sorry that our competitions are open only to UK Followers

Good luck!

November competition

To win a copy of The King's Pearl by Melita Thomas, just answer the question below in the comments section. Then copy your answer in an email to maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk

"Her father Henry wanted Mary to swear an oath recognising him as Head of the Church in England and admitting that his marriage to Mary's mother, Katharine, had been invalid. What would you have advised her to do?"

Closing date 7th December

We are sorry our competitions are open to UK Followers only

Good luck!

November Competition

To win one of five copies of Lesley Downer's The Shogun's Queen, just answer the question in the Comments below:

"As a woman, in what period of history would you have most liked to live in Japan and why?"

Then also send your answer to maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk, so that I can contact you if you win.

Closing date 7th December

We are sorry that our competitions are open only to UK Followers.

Good luck!

November Competition

If you read Anne Rooney's fascinating post yesterday about researching for historical non-fiction and fiction, you'll want to enter our competition with a chance to win one of five copies of The Story of Maps. Just answer the following question:

"Is there a map or atlas that has meant a lot to you, led you astray, or inspired you? Describe it and its impact in the comments below."

Then copy your answer to readers@maryhoffman.co.uk so you can be contacted if you win.

Closing date 7th December

Our competitions are open to UK Followers only.

November Competition

To win one of five copies of Kate Saunders' Five Children on the Western Front, leave an answer to this question in the Comments below:

"Which children's classic would you most like to see a sequel to and who would you like to write it?"

Please also email your answer to me at: maryhoffman@maryhoffman.co.uk so that I can have a contact address for you. Some people lose out on prizes through not doing this.

Oops! I was so concerned about the contact addresses that I forgot to add a closing day! You can have an extra week - till 14th December - because of my oversight!

And our competitions are open only to UK residents - sorry.

November Competition

Open to UK readers only - sorry!

We have five copies of Lydia Syson's book That Burning Summer to give away to the best answers to this question:

'Who do you wish you could have hidden and protected  in an isolated church, and why?'

(If you missed her guest post, take a look at yesterday)

And find out more at:  http://www.lydiasyson.com/that-burning-summer-links-and-background-resources

Closing date 7th December

November competition

We have five hardback copies of Sarah Gristwood's Blood Sisters to give away to those who best answer this question:

"Who is the woman that you think History has most neglected, and why?"

Answers in the Comments section below.

Open to UK residents only.

Closing date 7th December

November Competition

It's the last day of November and competition time! We have a number of titles by History Girls to give away and all you have to do to win one is put your name and email address in the comments below. It must be nearly Christmas.

UK entries only, we're afraid.

Closing date 7th December.

Good luck!