Of Blood Descended : An Anthony Blanke Tudor Mystery (Paperback / Softback)Steven Veerapen

  • Paperback / Softback
  • 384 Pages / Published 5 May 2022
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Description

‘Beautifully written … a unique tale told in a unique voice’ – S.G. MacleanSummer, 1522.

In a wave of pomp, Henry VIII’s court welcomes the Imperial emperor, Charles V. Anthony Blanke, the son of the king’s late ‘black trumpet’, John Blanke, is called to Hampton Court by his former employer, Cardinal Wolsey. The cardinal is preparing a gift for King Henry: a masque of King Arthur and the Black Knight.

Anthony is to take centre stage. The festive mood, however, quickly sours. Wolsey’s historian, charged with proving the king’s descent from King Arthur, is found murdered, his body posed in a gruesome tableau.

A reluctant Anthony is charged with investigating the affair. His mission takes him on the path trod by the historian, through ancient monastic libraries and the back streets of London. On a journey that takes him from Hampton Court to Windsor and Winchester, and which sees him lock horns with secretive monks, historian Polydore Vergil, and a new face at court, Anne Boleyn, he must discover the murderer, secure the great masque, and avoid King Henry’s wrath.

Additional information

Weight 272 g
Dimensions 198 × 28 mm
ISBN-13

9781846976131

Publisher

Birlinn General

Imprint

Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited

Date of Publication

5 May 2022

By (author)

Steven Veerapen

Pages

384

Format

Paperback / softback

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