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Sovereign [electronic resource]

Sansom, C. J.2017

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Summary

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C.J. Sansom’s bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew ShardlakeAutumn, 1541. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority with his rebellious subjects in the North and receive their oaths of loyalty.Shardlake, sent ahead of the 3000-strong procession, is in the city to help prepare legal petitions for the King – and to undertake a delicate clandestine mission for Archbishop Cranmer. Sir Edward Broderick, a dangerous conspirator imprisoned in York Castle, is being transferred to the Tower of London for interrogation, and it is up to Shardlake and his faithful assistant Barak to ensure he gets there safe and well.But the death of a glazier sees the duo drawn into a murder investigation, a treasonous plot and a secret that threatens to bring down the royal family …Starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake and Bryan Dick as Barak, this gripping third instalment of the ‘Shardlake’ series is a compelling murder mystery and a deeply evocative portrait of the turbulent Tudor world.DRAMATISED BY Colin MacDonaldFIRST BROADCAST BBC Radio 4, 21 September–2 October 2015PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Kirsteen Cameron