5/11/2023 0 Comments Sovereign by C.J. Sansom![]() ![]() Once in York, Shardlake witnesses a glazier fall to his death. ![]() While Broderick wants to die before reaching London, Shardlake must find the person assisting him and prevent Broderick's premature death. Shortly after Shardlake meets the prisoner, the man is poisoned. Shardlake is unhappy with this task but needs the money to settle his father's debts. His current jailor has had men die under his care and Broderick is too important a prisoner for this to happen.īroderick is a conspirator against King Henry VIII and the Crown wants to get all of the information it can, including the names of fellow conspirators. Some of the petitions he and the local lawyers will resolve and others will need the King's ruling.Īrchbishop Cranmer, who assigned this task to Shardlake, also wants him to make sure that an important prisoner, Broderick, makes it to London alive. To this end, Matthew Shardlake is asked to assist locals with preparing petitions for the King. This is also a chance for the community to bring forth grievances to the King for royal judgment. This is a major political and cultural event so the city of York is trying to beautify itself before the King's arrival. ![]() King Henry VIII and his wife Catherine Howard are traveling from London to York in hopes of preventing another uprising. ![]()
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