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Benedictine monasteries Fiction Great Britain History Edward VI, 1547-1553 Fiction Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Fiction Lawyers England London History 16th century Fiction London (England) Fiction Monasticism and religious orders Fiction Monks Fiction Murder Investigation Fiction Shardlake, Matthew (Fictitious character) FictionSansom, C. J.
Summary: It is the winter of 1537 and England is divided into those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the King and the newly established Church of England. Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar-general, crusades against the old Church with savage new laws, rigged trials, and a vast network of informers. Queen Anne Boleyn has been beheaded and monasteries are being dissolved--their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2004
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Summary: "As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic party...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2015
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Summary: When a distant relative of Princess Elizabeth is found dead, Matthew Shardlake is sent to investigate the murder, which may have connections reaching to a peasant rebellion sweeping the country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company 2019