by John Cooper (Introduction), H.F.M. Prescott (Author)
'A classic of historical fiction' HILARY MANTEL.
'By widespread assent, one of the finest historical novels ever written. It may even be the finest' TLS.
Sir John Uvedale had business at Coverham Abbey in Wensleydale, lately suppressed, so he sent his people on before him to Marrick, to make ready for him, and to take over possession of the Priory of St. Andrew from the Nuns, who should all be gone by noon or thereabouts.
In 1536, Henry VIII was almost toppled when Northern England rose to oppose the Dissolution of the Monasteries. An enthralling novel about a moment in history when England's Catholic heritage was scattered to the four winds by a powerful and arrogant king.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 756
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Head of Zeus An enthralling novel about Henry VIII's controversial dissolution of the monasteries.
Published: 03 Oct 2019
ISBN 10: 1789545110
ISBN 13: 9781789545111
Book Overview:
H.F.M. Prescott (1896-1972) is best known for her historical novel The Man on a Donkey and her biography of Mary Tudor which won the James Tait Black Prize in 1941. The daughter of a clergyman, she read Modern History at Oxford and later received MA degrees there and at Manchester. Her wide-ranging interests included travel and a deep love of the English countryside that lasted all her life.