Sansom exhibits a multifarious skill. Not only can he write well and build a believable world, he also knows how to incorporate his research into his books so that it does not feel like research. A. I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t read Ford. I must. The problem with Catherine Howard is that there is very little evidence about her, but my reading is that she was young, highly sexed, and politically naïve. She was a political pawn and her execution was a tragedy. Q. Sovereign dramatizes the intense hostility between the ruling south and subjugated north. Does this historical period still influence relations between the two regions today or has all been forgiven and forgotten?

Sansom brings the colours, sights and sounds of Tudor England brilliantly into the imagination in this gripping historical novel. * Choice magazine *

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Con respecto a la historia en si, volvemos a disfrutar de las aventuras de Matthew Shardlake, un abogado jorobado que a pesar de sus reticencias siempre anda metido en líos políticos y esta novela no iba a ser menos. La trama se centra en la Gran Jornada que hizo Enrique VIII en su día por buena parte del norte de Inglaterra. Esta ruta con intenciones políticas terminaba en York, capital de los rebeldes papistas y una de las zonas más beligerantes en contra del monarca, en la que los nobles de la zona deberán humillarse delante del rey y su sequito para conseguir su perdón. Second... tell Watson to grow a pair, send Sir Author to a writer’s workshop and finish Lestrade’s lobotomy Ninja style. Then... Radwinter, for all his cruel madness, proves to be a rather interesting character. While Maleverer is cold and calculating, Radwinter is full of hot-blooded passion and zealotry. How do these two characters illustrate the zeitgeist of Henrician England? How do they represent the religious and political poles of the time? Kanter, Jake (8 January 2023). "Disney+ Lines Up Series Adaptation Of CJ Sansom's Shardlake Tudor Detective Novels". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 4 January 2023.

Like I did with Dark Fire, I listened to portions of this via the audiobook. The audiobooks for this series are really well narrated and I loved that the narrator puts on different accents. It was nice hearing a Yorkshire/Northern accent and reminded me of home, as I was born in Yorkshire. Even in the physical copy of the book the accent came through in the way the words were written. So props to the author. When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times to 4.5 stars. Okay, okay, that was a bit much and the Holmes stories are actually quite good. However, I find the Matthew Shardlake series and the writing of C.J. Sansom to be substantially better. These are true blue historical mysteries that pull you completely into the time of the story (in this case 1541). Sovereign is a mystery set in the 16C. The Great Progression occurred in 1541; King Henry, his court, servants, and a thousand soldiers left London for the northern city of York, a total of over 3,000 people. The inhabitants in the north, mostly still Papists, were less than pleased with the king, the destruction of their monasteries, the outlawing of their religion, and the forced acceptance of a new religion. The king, fearing another uprising, made the arduous trip to win over these unfaithful and demand homage from those who had not done enough to discourage the rebellion. Those who actively participated in the coup were either in "The Tower" awaiting their fate, or had met their fate. Their remains were hanging publicly for all to see and learn from. Like Netflix's The Crown, many court intrigues were involved, including the events that resulted in Queen Catherine's demise. All these complexities creates a story steeped in factual detail and suspense. C.J.Sansom, an accomplished historian, does a meticulous job of weaving detailed historical facts and events with a fictionalized narrative. Ramachandran, Naman (31 March 2023). "Disney+ Sets Series Adaptation of C.J. Sansom's 'Shardlake' Murder Mystery Novels". Variety . Retrieved 24 May 2023.The Sovereign (a.k.a. Sovereign Apartments), residential skyscraper on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City, USA. You feel the damp of the walls, smell the filth in the streets, wince at the leeches on your legs and shudder in the face of the torturers red hot narrow blade. You walk the cobblestones, fall in the mud and recoil at the rankness of King Henry's odorous and festering leg.