Of blood descended
Veerapen, Steven, 1987-2022
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Summer, 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.
Main title:
Of blood descended / Steven Veerapen.
Author:
Veerapen, Steven, 1987-, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Polygon, 2022.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781846976131 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92CFAF
LC class:
PR6122
Local class:
AFC
Language:
English
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BRN:
3102049
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