In the book 'Dissolution' by C.J. Sansom, readers are taken back to 16th century England during the reign of King Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries. The story follows Matthew Shardlake, a hunchback lawyer and Commissioner for Thomas Cromwell, as he investigates a murder at a monastery in Scarnsea. As Shardlake delves into the murder mystery, he also navigates the turbulent political and religious landscape of the time, where loyalties are divided between the king and the reformers of the Church of England and the Catholic Church.
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Content warnings include themes of murder and violence, historical oppression, and discussions of religious conflict.
From The Publisher:
From the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion comes the exciting and elegantly written first novel in the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series
Dissolution is an utterly riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again.
A "remarkable debut" (P. D. James), Dissolution introduces a thrilling historical series that is not to be missed by fans of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.
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Listened to the BBC dramatization, and Irwin Cohen recommended it.
The 16th century brought to life . Learning more through every book.
Good historical fiction. Got to know the history of monasteries in England and their working in 1500. The murder plot was ok compared to the overall settings.
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About the Author:
C. J. SANSOM was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a Ph.D. in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer….
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