Giveaway: Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain by Michael Farquhar

Hey all!  I've got a great new giveaway for you all thanks to the generosity of author Michael Farquhar!  

Passages to the Past has a copy of Michael's new book Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain to give away to one lucky winner!

SYNOPSIS

Spanning 500 years of British history, a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world’s most engaging royal historians.

Beleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedeviled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, while others met a cruel fate at the edge of an axman’s blade. From the truth behind the supposed madness of King George to Queen Victoria’s surprisingly daring taste in sculpture, Behind the Palace Doors ventures beyond the rumors to tell the unvarnished history of Britain’s monarchs, highlighting the unique mix of tragedy, comedy, romance, heroism, and incompetence that has made the British throne a seat of such unparalleled fascination.

Featuring:
• stories covering every monarch, from randy Henry VIII to reserved Elizabeth II
• historical myths debunked and surprising “Did you know . . . ?” anecdotes
• four family trees spanning every royal house, from the Tudors to the Windsors 

GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:

- To enter, please leave a comment below and include your email address.
- Giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY!
- For +1 additional entry each, please help spread the word by blogging, posting on sidebar, tweeting or posting on Facebook.  You can use the SHARE buttons below and please include the info in the comment section below.
- Giveaway ends on March 15th.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!


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62 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for making this an international giveaway!

    I tweeted the giveaway here

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  2. Me please! :D

    martinack_75 AT hotmail DOT com

    Tweeting - FleurDeMar

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  3. I've really enjoyed the other Farquhar books I've read and I'd love the chance to win this one.

    +1 Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/bookworm1858/status/44997064488263680

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  4. This sounds like a fun read.

    And its open Internationally !

    Please enter me.

    Thanks.

    Carol T

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  5. I've had my eye on this book since I first heard about it. :) Thanks for giving us the chance to win a copy.

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  6. When I see the word Internationally in huge letters, my heart skips!!!

    Thank you ever so much for this giveaway.

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  7. This book sounds so interesting! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  8. Sounds interesting!

    janine@landailyn.com

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  9. This sounds like another great one Amy! Please include me!
    Thanks,
    candc320@gmail.com

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  10. This book is perfect for me. I love British history.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  11. I would love to read this book.
    Please include me.

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  12. I love reading about the follies and foibles of royalty. Thanksfor the giveaway.

    Tweeted @SoftFuzzySweatr

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  13. I'd like to entre the draw please!
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  14. I need this book! Thanks for a great giveaway.
    Laura
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  15. Such a cute cover, I'd love to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  16. This looks like a very interesting book. Would really enjoy it.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  17. I am a follower and email subscriber. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com

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  18. OMG...this makes me think of Steel Magnolias when Clarie says to Trudy: If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me ;) Sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon in my hammock!
    Roberta
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  19. Just shared this giveaway post on Facebook and Twitter.
    Roberta
    rlphilbr13@aol.com

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  20. I've added the book giveaway to my blog's sidebar: http://con-tain-it.typepad.com
    Thanks for hosting Amy ;)
    Roberta
    rlphilbr13@aol.com

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  21. Thanks for your giveaway!

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  22. sounds like this would be an interesting read, thanks for the giveaway!

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  23. Too cool! Thanks for the opportunity!

    pocokat AT gmail DOT com

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  24. Thank you for making this international!

    tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/Elysianfield/status/45157730394181633

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  25. I am a total royalist freak and am so very anxious to read this book. Please let me win!!!

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  26. Oops! Forgot my email!

    conniecape@aol.com

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  27. I would love to win this book. Thank you for this giveaway. It's fab!

    nina.happyendings@yahoo.co.uk

    Old follower and I put the giveaway at the sidebar of jadorehappyendings.blogspot.com

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  28. This sounds just like the type of a book I'd love to read! thanks for the chance!

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  29. I'd loved to win this one!!

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  30. Sounds like a fun read! I would love to take this to the beach. hmmm...where could I win a beach getaway?!

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  31. I hate to have to admit I love books with old secrets and gossip of royals. Thanks for considering me!

    Margaret (goodreads)
    singitm@hotmail.com

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  32. Count me in please! Sounds like a fun book. :)

    jmartinez0415 [at] gmail [dot] com

    I also tweeted this: http://twitter.com/#!/crazylilcuban/status/45188153992167425

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  33. Thank you for another fascinating book!
    I shared on:
    facebook
    twitter
    google buzz

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  34. This looks great! Thanks so much! :D
    Apereiraorama[at]gmail[dot]com

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  35. Lol, enter me :) I do not read much non-fiction but I love when it's stuff like this. All scandals and more
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  36. I'd love to enter! My email is booklustblogger AT gmail DOT com.

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  37. Sounds like a wonderfully juicy book! Thanks for the international giveaway!

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  38. I love history, and this book sounds like it has a lot of fun facts and stories in it.

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  39. I love history when it's fun...it's like delayed gossiping. lol
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

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  40. I shared on twitter @mamabunny13
    tweet http://twitter.com/#!/mamabunny13/status/45233880659271680
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  41. This sounds like a lovely companion to all of the historical fiction I love to read. Great way to get the dirt behind the scenes!

    Thanks for the chance,
    Jules
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  42. I need this book LoL
    Love & Hugs.
    Pam
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  43. Sounds fun - count me in please!
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  44. This sounds like a really fun read, I love anything and everything about this era. Thank you for the entry.

    Blessings,
    Sandee61

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  45. I would love to enter the giveaway.
    Thank you so much!

    Tweet
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  46. This looks so interesting! Count me in!

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    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/starmetaloak/status/45295199144001536

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  47. Now these are the kind of anecdotes I want to read!

    Also shared on Twitter @palaceprincess

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  48. I saw this book at Barnes and Noble and it was a toss up between purchasing this book or Royal Pains by Leslie Carroll. I bought Royal Pains only because I have the other two by Leslie and my hubby reads these books also!!! I do want to read this one though..so enter me please and thank you. I have tweeted and facebooked your giveaway..and posted on the sidebar at http://www.celticladysramblings.blogspot.com

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  49. Sounds like an educational read. =)
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  50. Sounds like an educational read. =)
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  51. I've read other books by Michael Farquhar and loved them! Thank you for the giveaway
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  52. I tweeted
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  53. Sounds like something I might enjoy!

    mieronna at gmail dot com

    And I tweeted it here: http://twitter.com/Mieronna/status/45550716563103744

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  54. This looks way too amusing!

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    thanks!

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  55. I love the cover of this XD

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  56. I'd love to read this- thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

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  57. I just read about this book and it sounds really cool!

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  58. This book sounds so very interesting. I would really enjoy reading it. Please enter me. Thanks!

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  59. This looks great! Please enter me.
    -Shelli

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  60. This sounds--and looks--like it would be a blast to read. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  61. Oh, my but this sounds like a fun read. Should be interesting to find out more about the often crazy world of the British Royals. I love this type of book.

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  62. Looks like a fun read full of royal amounts of gossip!

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