Henry VIII – King of England 1509–1547, later Defender of the Faith and Head of the Church of England. A wherry across the Thames A review of Dark Fire, by Stella Duffy, in The Guardian, 6 November 2004 But the murder case becomes part of a bigger story; Sansom’s real interest here is the peasant rebellions of 1549, the largest popular uprising between the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 and the civil war, of which Kett’s Rebellion in Norfolk was the most successful.

DISNEY+ DEVELOPING NEW ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON "SHARDLAKE" NOVELS". Whatsondisney+ . Retrieved 31 March 2023. Production of “Shardlake” has already begun, with filming taking place in Hungary, Austria and Romania.The commissioner was gathering evidence to close the monastery and it is now imperative for Cromwell’s own political survival that Shardlake both solves the murder and closes the monastery. He leaves Shardlake in no doubt that failure is not an option.

Disney Plus has teased that the series is "drenched in mystery, suspense and deception" and that filming has commenced, although we don't have a confirmed release date just yet.

Kanter, Jake (4 January 2023). "Disney+ Lines Up Series Adaptation Of CJ Sansom's Shardlake Tudor Detective Novels". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 31 March 2023. Matthew Shardlake has returned to practising law, including matters involving the properties of Elizabeth. A shadow hangs over him, however; he has fallen deeply in love with Liz Partlett, nurse to his adopted daughter Mousey—a love that is reciprocated although Liz, haunted by grim events, feels she can never marry him. During the dissolution of the monasteries in the Tudor era, Matthew Shardlake is sent by Thomas Cromwell to investigate the death of a commissioner in a remote town of Scarnsea. [1] Cast [ edit ] Shardlake works on commission, initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution [2] and Dark Fire, [3] then archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation, [4] queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation, and lately princess Elizabeth in Tombland. The seventh book, Tombland, was published in October 2018. [5] [6] Brother Guy, later Guy Malton – a Moor turned Christian monk at Scarnsea monastery at Sussex. After the dissolution of the monasteries he came to London to practice as an apothecary, later as a physician; a target for racial discrimination because of his skin colour.