Lamentation

<p><b>Soon to be a major Disney+ TV series<br><br>'CJ Sansom&rsquo;s books are arguably the best Tudor novels going' &ndash; <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b><i>Lamentation </i>is the sixth breathtaking historical novel in C. J. Sansom&rsquo;s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.</b><br><br><b>England, 1546. </b>King Henry VIII is dying. Meanwhile, his Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle to control the government of Henry&rsquo;s successor, eight&ndash;year&ndash;old Prince Edward. As heretics are hunted across London, the Catholic party focus their attack on Henry&rsquo;s sixth wife, Matthew Shardlake&rsquo;s old mentor, Queen Catherine Parr, and Shardlake is unexpectedly summoned to Whitehall Palace.<br><br>For the Queen h