Of course we have libraries – with a not really satisfying collection, they are mostly for students – and bookshops, but let’s face it: only a small fragment of books make their way over here. Back in the day, when my english was still mostly non-existent, I had no idea about Goodreads and Facebook wasn’t a thing, I had limited sources to get my books. My love for history is no secret for those who faithfully have been following my reviews in the last few months. Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the bestselling Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland.
Sansom creates both a stunning portrait of Tudor England, and an unforgettable character in Matthew Shardlake. ĭissolution is the first book in this bestselling phenomenon, where C. But Shardlake’s investigation soon forces him to question everything he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes.
His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege – a black cockerel sacrificed on the altar, and the disappearance of Scarnsea’s Great Relic.ĭr Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell into this atmosphere of treachery and death. Cromwell’s Commissioner Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body.
There can only be one outcome: the monasteries are to be dissolved.īut on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Under the order of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent through the country to investigate the monasteries. Sansom.Įngland, 1537: Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church and the country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers ever seen. Dissolution is the first in the phenomenal Shardlake series by bestselling author, C.
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