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| Title | : | Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4) |
| Author | : | C.J. Sansom |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 550 pages |
| Published | : | April 4th 2008 by MacMillan |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Historical Mystery |
C.J. Sansom
Hardcover | Pages: 550 pages Rating: 4.34 | 18543 Users | 977 Reviews
Interpretation In Favor Of Books Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. But this time the object of his affections is resisting. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled Protestant faction at court are watching keenly, for Lady Catherine is known to have reformist sympathies. Meanwhile, a teenage boy, a religious maniac, has been placed in the Bedlam hospital for the insane. When an old friend of Matthew Shardlake is murdered, his investigations leads to connections to both, and to the prophecies of the book of Revelation. Shardlake follows a trail of horrific murders that are igniting frenzied talk of witchcraft and demonic possession. For what else would the Tudor mind make of a serial killer...?Present Books During Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
| Original Title: | Revelation |
| ISBN: | 1405092726 (ISBN13: 9781405092722) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Matthew Shardlake #4 |
| Characters: | Matthew Shardlake, Jack Barak, Guy Malton, Dorothy Elliard, Thomas Cranmer |
| Setting: | London, England,1543(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award Nominee for Shortlist (2008) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
Ratings: 4.34 From 18543 Users | 977 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
The most enjoyable part of the book was meeting my ancestors in the streets of Shardlake's Tudor London. Hot-gospeller, spellbound-by-Revelation, worshippers of the newly translated literal-word-of-the -Lord folk who replaced Popish fancies with maniacal endtimes wishes that have been passed down in my family from that day to this. Thank you, C.J. Sansom for letting me peer into those origins. Once again, the cultural, intellectual,spiritual, and financial/political chaos seems to echo our ownLike the other Shardlake books, this one started slow for me. So I wonder, am I going to live through 600 pages or so. But then the storylines unfold, like the previous ones, and it gets interesting, and... you can't really stop reading. A great mix of history and crime, and a great view on the times and characters then, King Henry VIII, his wives, and this time Arch Bishop Cranmer plays a big part. Some parts are a bit 'corny', Shardlake's love struggles and the troubles in the relationship
If you like historical fiction and/or mystery, I'd advise you to check out C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series. Matthew Shardlake is a hunchback lawyer living in London during the reign of Henry VIII. His work brings him in contact with some history's lesser-known people: Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, Thomas Cranmer. In each book, Shardlake solves at least two mysteries, one related to his law practice and one related to the politics of Tudor England. Sansom is an excellent writer, and his
Straight into the saddle with a quick update of where we are in terms of Henry VIIIs life & the key players that surround him which acquaints us swiftly with Tudor life. And were off! Shardlake takes on a case with political & religious connotations afoot which align to professional suicide so all warn him...... then the murders start! Are they linked.....? And then the guessing game begins Its a grand series & I ALWAYS kick myself as to why I take so long before reading another in
Revelation takes place in 1543, shortly after Thomas Cromwell was beheaded, and shortly before Catherine Parr married Henry VIII. This was a dangerous time: political enemies were denounced, sometimes at the cost of their heads. Good and evil shifted almost daily, Each knowing, of course, that their own side is entirely in the right (p. 97). Protestants and Papists, hot-gospellers and Laodicean were each at risk when they fell on the wrong side of this changing landscape. A fiery death may have
Yet another splendid 'who done it' read from C. J. Sansom's number four story in the Matthew Shardlake series. It is 1543 and the ill and decrepit King Henry VIII is trying to woo Catherine Parr. The lady who will become his sixth and final wife.This time Matthew Shardlake is recalled for a mission by Thomas Cramer. London is plagued by a serial killer who is devising deaths along the line of the Bible's book of Revelation. Victims are selected and given horrific deaths in accordance with these
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