![]() Sansom's Shardlake series has sold over 2 million copies, and this atmospheric dramatisation starring BAFTA-winning actor Jason Watkins ( The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries) brings his début novel to electrifying life.įast-paced and suspenseful, it is both an engrossing murder mystery and a brilliantly realised portrayal of Tudor England. Tensions are running high in the city, and soon Shardlake is called to investigate a suspicious death - and stumbles upon a daring plot that has the potential to shake England to its core.Ĭ. ![]() Officially there to prepare petitions for the King, they have also been tasked with a secret mission by Archbishop Cranmer: to ensure the welfare of one of the Northern conspirators, Sir Edward Broderick, who is to be brought back to London for questioning in the Tower. Shardlake and his assistant, Barak, arrive in the city a day ahead of the 3,000-strong procession. ![]() King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Royal Progress to York, aiming to strike fear and awe into his rebellious northern subjects. ![]() Sansom's best-selling Tudor crime novel featuring hunchback lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake.Īutumn, 1541. See the complete Matthew Shardlake series book list in order, box sets or omnibus. ![]() An atmospheric BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on C. Sansom includes books Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign, and several more. ![]()
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