![]() ![]() However, events are quickly complicated when the murder of a York glazier leads Shardlake to the discovery of important documents that bring the King's right to the throne into question. The official role is to deal with petitions to the King from the citizens of York the secret mission is to ensure the welfare of an important political prisoner, Sir Edward Broderick, so he can be brought to London for questioning in the Tower of London. Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger the highest honor in British crime writing The third Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C. Matthew Shardlake (a London lawyer) and his assistant Jack Barak arrive in York ahead of the Progress to fulfill an official role, but also with a secret mission from Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. 'A parchment-turner, and a regal one at that' - Sunday Times. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. ![]() Most of the novel is set in York, though events in London and on the return journey via Hull are also depicted. A plot against the throne has been uncovered, and Henry VIII has set off on a spectacular progress from London to York, along with a thousand soldiers, the cream of the nobility, and his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, to quell his rebellious northern subjects. Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. Set in the autumn of 1541, the novel describes fictional events surrounding Henry VIII's 'Progress' to the North (a state visit accompanied by the royal court and its attendants, the purpose of which was to formally accept surrender from those who had rebelled during the Pilgrimage of Grace). ![]()
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