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    <body><![CDATA[This is the third Matthew Shardlake mystery by C.J. Sansom.  I enjoyed it very much.  It's nice to come back to a familiar character and catch up on his latest exploits.  <br/><br/>This time he and his assistant Jack Barak are sent to York in the north of England where King Henry VIII and his late...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17921223">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book, much to my relief, since I didn't like the second book in the series as well as the first, and was worried that the series was on a downhill slide.  This book had superb imagery, historical detail, and an intriguing mystery all rolled into one.  All I have to say is that I'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8050972">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read 8/11-8/15/07<br/><br/>Sovereign is the third book in the Matthew Shadlake series. Matthew, a reserved lawyer in Tudor England, and his street-smart assistant Barak are sent to York to accomplish several complicated tasks for Archbishop Crammer. The plot thickens when a glazier is murdered and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4068459">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up at a booksale, not realizing it was the third book in a series. I read it anyway, and enjoyed it. The story was about a lawyer (Matthew Shardlake) in the time of Henry VIII (circa Katherine Howard) but was also about Richard III and the legitimacy of Henry through that bloodline. (A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21095150">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this read.  I especially liked Mr. Sansom's handling on the historical background, in this case Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine Howard.  The mystery set in this novel was very good and held my attention.  I particularly liked Mr. Sansom's description of Henry VIII, who was qu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7650642">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[C. J.Sansom third book Sovereign brings us forward to Autumn 1541. Cromwell had met his maker the year before and King Henry VIII now extremely obese and currently on his fifth wife the young, naive Catherine Howard. Henry has set out with wife in tow on a spectacular slow progress to the North, his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75875526">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fascinating thriller set in the post-Thomas Cromwell period of Tudor history. The central story is weaved around the persistent rumours of the lack of validity to the Tudaor claim to the English throne. <br/><br/>The atmosphere and intrigue of the Court Progress is well captured and I did find t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18083019">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am really enjoying reading this series about the Tudor England of Henry VIII, and this third entry is definitely the best so far.  Sansom has meticulously researched the period of which he writes and, while I certainly am not an expert on that period, everything about the books rings true to me.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71877515">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book served its purpose admirably for me.  Complex enough to get lost in but simple enough that my grieving brain can grasp it.  The distant setting made it possible for me to enjoy it without being reminded every second of what I've lost.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Matthew Shardlake's adventures continue - this time in York, following King Henry VIII's great Progress. He has been sent by Archbishop Cranmer to look after petitions and to keep a prisoner alive (in order to have him tortured in London!). Hijinks ensue.<br/><br/>C.J. Sansom is what should be the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19076401">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 18 15:58:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 29 07:43:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the spring of 1541, Henry VIII faced another conspiracy in the north of England, whose people and nobles were still largely opposed to the 'new religion' and still loyal to Rome. While the conspiracy was uncovered and many of its leaders imprisoned and executed, Henry and his advisers hurriedly o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67942722">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <review id="8400411">
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    <name><![CDATA[Barb]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 29 14:11:46 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Set in the time of Henry VIII while married to the very young Catherine Howard undertook the Progress across England.  Attorney Matthew Shardlake was engaged to assist with proceedings in York.  He discovered a historic royal mystery.   The book revolves around the mystery and attempts on his life. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8400411">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <review id="28536405">
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    <name><![CDATA[Allie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 28 13:48:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although it starts out a little slow, it gets exciting pretty quickly and by the end, you can't wait to see how the mystery will be solved. I liked all of the historical info that was in the book. I'm pretty interested in reading the other Matthew Shardlake mysteries, since I felt like the character...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28536405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Uncomplicated story about a complicated time in history. Sort of historical thriller which meant that it was hard to put down. I am fascinated all the same by what happened in the time of Henry VIII, plus about all the everyday information of the then daily life so I've ordered the other two books o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8121904">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as 'Dark Fire', but better than 'Dissolution'.  Still a very good book, well-written and you'll finish it in about 2 days its such a page-turner!  Can't wait for the next one which is released in hardback on 4th April 2008.]]></body>
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