![]() The Tudor times – the streets, dark cobbled alleys and sounds of the dockyards never fail to excite me. When the nights get dark and cold, I love nothing more than to sit beside a fire if I can and indulge myself in this series. ![]() Susan: have read many a Shardlake novel but never reviewed them for some reason. And wait until you see inside the asylum… ![]() The danger of riding through the woods, passing the archers practicing for the impending war. This is a feast for the eyes and ears – this journey into medieval mystery – across counties and shires, along dusty roads, past old iron foundries with the sweat and toil there is an experience to savour. People can’t afford the basic necessities in life and poverty and criminal activity is rife. The English fleet are gathering at Portsmouth, men are being called up to fight in the militia. England is expecting the French to land at any moment so the tension is high and the fear everywhere. Henry VIII’s invasion of France was flawed from the start and has gone badly wrong. ![]() The background and setting are vital to the plot – This is the time of Henry VIII in what was to be his final marriage, marriage number six to Catherine Parr.Įngland is at war. Tudor London, and a long and arduous journey down to Portsmouth via Hampshire, and Surrey. ![]()
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