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  • Of Blood Descended

  • Anthony Blanke Tudor Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Steven Veerapen
  • Narrated by: Peter Noble
  • Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Of Blood Descended

By: Steven Veerapen
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'Beautifully written . . . a unique tale told in a unique voice' -S. G. Maclean

Summer, 1522. In a wave of pomp, Henry VIII's court welcomes the Imperial emperor, Charles V. Anthony Blanke, the son of the king's late 'black trumpet', John Blanke, is called to Hampton Court by his former employer, Cardinal Wolsey. The cardinal is preparing a gift for King Henry: a masque of King Arthur and the Black Knight. Anthony is to take center stage.

The festive mood, however, quickly sours. Wolsey's historian, charged with proving the king's descent from King Arthur, is found murdered, his body posed in a gruesome tableau. A reluctant Anthony is charged with investigating the affair. His mission takes him on the path trod by the historian, through ancient monastic libraries and the back streets of London.

On a journey that takes him from Hampton Court to Windsor and Winchester, and which sees him lock horns with secretive monks, historian Polydore Vergil, and a new face at court, Anne Boleyn, he must discover the murderer, secure the great masque, and avoid King Henry's wrath.
©2022 Steven Veerapen (P)2024 Tantor
Historical Suspense
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Enjoyable Tudor crime mystery

Interesting take on race in Tudor England. We know of individuals and especially John Blanke the trumpeter and supposed father of our invented hero. Anthony the son feels the difference between him and white colleagues and despite being mixed race, still bleaches his skin to fit in. It’s an uncomfortable read in places but Anthony and his two main companions are ultimately decent and likeable characters. Cardinal Wolsey is not!!

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