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God's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England | Jessie Childs

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A highly-readable, well -researched book about Catholics in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. It carries lessons we still need today about religious tolerance and the dangers of state involvement in matters of conscience. #letterG #LitsyAtoZ & #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w

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Lcsmcat

God's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England | Jessie Childs

Continuing my exploration of the Tudor period with this #doublespin choice. I bought it after hearing the author on a history panel discussing Henry VIII and enjoyed the last book I read by her (tagged in comments.) @TheAromaofBooks

Lcsmcat

Henry VIII's Last Victim: The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w

TheBookHippie Oooo. Looks interesting! 2w

Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie It is! Her research is extensive (and there are end notes to show it) but her style is accessible. And she often puts a feminist spotlight on the actions of the past without expecting Elizabethans to be from the 21st century, if you know what I mean. 2w

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat stacked! 🙃 2w

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jenniferw88

Revelation: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C J Sansom

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Finally finished! #shardlakebr @dabbe

#atozultimatechallenge #s #charactername @AudiobookingWithLeah

#52bookclub25 #genreone #setinspring

dabbe Yay! 🤩🤩🤩 3w

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dabbe

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#readingbracket2025 (thanks @Catsandbooks! 😍)

Catsandbooks Wonderful 🎉👏🏼 3w

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dabbe

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#readingbracket2025
@CSeydel (thank you!) 😍

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Daisey

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

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I realized as I joined the discussion of this book that I had forgotten to review it. I felt this one started slowly (which was partially impacted by my lack of reading time), but once it got going I really enjoyed it. There were a lot of things going on in this one, but I also love those layers of complexity and history. I also really appreciate that we get to know characters more in the series, but the mysteries are unique.

#ShardlakeBR

Daisey Thanks again @dabbe for hosting this buddy read and getting me to revisit this series! 1mo

dabbe @Daisey YW! I have thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it as well. I also love how Sansom hits us with completely new mysteries but gets us to love the characters more and more--well, most of them anyway. 🤣😍🤩 1mo

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AnneCecilie

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

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Another winner in the Shardlake series.

This time Shardlake gets a case from the queen to look into a case. A young man has committed suicide after saying that something monstrous has happened to his previous pupil. The family lives in the south not far from Ellen‘s hometown, so he decides to look into her story as well.

An intricate mystery, fooling me to the end. I did not see that end coming.

#ShardlakeBR

dabbe

dabbe Excellent review. I was in the dark as to the mystery, too, and I read it before! 🤣 1mo

AnneCecilie @dabbe I read it before too, but some 10 yrs ago. We can‘t be expected to remember everything 😊 1mo

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dabbe

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

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LiseWorks Because he finds out the truth. Again, a man controlling a woman for his own benefit. What a society! I'm glad there was a good ending for her 1mo

lil1inblue I found it so satisfying because there weren't real consequences in the other cases. We needed a win! Shardlake offering Josephine a position is yet another example of him helping those without agency. 1mo

kspenmoll When I get to this book in the series ( only read first 2 ) I need to go to your pages & find your posts! The visuals are fabulous!!!! 1mo

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AnneCecilie I shows us who Shardlake is and his not just words, but that he follows through on what he thinks is right. And also one of the bad guys in the story got his punishment. 1mo

dabbe @LiseWorks #amen! 😍 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue And hopefully she'll fill in nicely after the loss of Joan. 😍 1mo

dabbe @kspenmoll TY! I try! The posts will be here for you, too! 😍 1mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie Delightfully so! 🤣 1mo

Daisey @lil1inblue This fits with what I was thinking. Shardlake is able to find answers, but there‘s not much of a feeling of success with the cases. Getting rid of Coldiron and keeping Josephine actually feels like accomplishing something good for the future. 1mo

dabbe @Daisey I love how you predict a more positive future for Josephine and Shardlake. 🩵 1mo

kwmg40 I'm happy the book ended with Shardlake getting rid of Coldiron and keeping Josephine on, as it does feel that some sort of justice has been served, at least in this situation. 1mo

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dabbe

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf It was a bit of an ignominious battle for both sides & most of the attention has gone on the loss of the Mary Rose. 1mo

LiseWorks Just to show you are this constant fighting with the French was a waste of time 1mo

lil1inblue I liked how the Mary Rose was almost another character in the book. I wonder if the battle doesn't get much attention because Henry VIII's marriages are so salacious that they become the focus of the period. 1mo

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AnneCecilie I remembered the ship scenes from my first read, but couldn‘t remember anything around it. I think this battle has just gotten into the overall history of the war between England and France in this period. There were constant fighting and probably fights that were more memorable. 1mo

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf 🎯🩵🎯! I think the most memorable part of this so-called battle is the drowning of THE MARY ROSE. And those poor men under the mesh cloths! 😱 1mo

dabbe @LiseWorks Seems like they've been at it forever, doesn't it? 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩵🎯🩵! Everybody loves a love story gone horribly wrong, don't they? Look at how we devour that kind of entertainment even today! 1mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie 🎯🩵🎯! I mean, this one only last 1 1/2 days! 1mo

kwmg40 I hadn't known much about this event. After reading Heartstone, I'm eager to visit this part of England and learn more about the history. 1mo

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dabbe

Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery | C. J. Sansom

#ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

OutsmartYourShelf A collection of rogues there & strangely enough, Coldiron is probably the least worst comparatively. 1mo

LiseWorks I'm not sure I liked the king lol or any of the men. 1mo

lil1inblue @OutsmartYourShelf 🎯🎯🎯 1mo

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lil1inblue Arses indeed. They're all so self-serving! And they are never held accountable! I guess some thjngs never change - look at how people with money and power get away with things still! 1mo

AnneCecilie The rich and powerful get away with everything 1mo

dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf Yeah, I got the feeling that once he was booted out that he will be gone for good. Though there's still Josephine, and I wouldn't put it past him to maybe return and try to do some damage to Shardlake somehow. 1mo

dabbe @LiseWorks 🎯🩵🎯 Henry VIII just thoroughly disgusts me. 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue I did love Catherine Parr giving Rich the what-for, though! In fact, I was absolutely GLEEFUL! 🤣 1mo

dabbe @AnneCecilie #stilltoday 🎯🩵🎯 1mo

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