Martin Stephen is High Master of The Manchester Grammar School and author of 15 titles on English literature and military history. He is also an experienced broadcaster and journalist who writes regularly for all the broadsheets, the DAILY MAIL and the London EVENING STANDARD.
'Intrigue, high-life and low-life are brilliantly interwoven . . . the historical details are utterly convincing' Lawrence James 'Stephen has a good feel for the momentary decisions that can help to shape the course of history - as well, of course, as the cowardice, vainglory and greed' THE TIMES 'Dastardly political and religious manoeuvrings ... all add up to a terrific book, the first of a long series, we must hope.' SPECTATOR 'Henry Gresham is a hero for all seasons' Val McDermid 'Here is a Machiavellian plot from the mind of a master.' HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
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