Sovereign
by C J Sansom
The Great Progress of Henry VIII to York is underway. Preparing the petitions to be granted, showing the power of the King.
A visit to the North...
Henry VIII has need of a lawyer to assist with the settlement of petitions he will receive at York. On Archbishop Cranmer’s advice, Mathew Shardlake, who urgently needs money to settle his family’s estate, is approached. He is no position to refuse either this assignment or Cranmer’s personal request.
Dispensing justice and commanding allegiance to Henry and his reform of the Church throughout the rebellious North of England calls for the King, his retinue and a small army to engage in the largest and most splendid Royal Progress ever witnessed. Or is it to draw the sting of the Yorkshire rebellion and meet with the King of Scotland to forge a lasting peace for the North?