Book description
September 1566. William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, lives quietly
with his family in London, with a document in his possession that could
destroy the state. The aged Lady Percy, Countess of Northumberland, has
not given up trying to find it. Nor has she forgotten how he betrayed
her and the Catholic cause - she has spent the last two years planning
her revenge. But then eloquent and adventurous courtier, John Greystoke
suddenly seems most concerned for Clarenceux's safety. And why, on
behalf of the government, does Francis Walsingham have spies watching
Clarenceux's house day and night? When his wife and his daughter go
missing, Clarenceux finds himself on the run with his other young
daughter, hunted by Lady Percy's agents. He knows he must finally
destroy the document, even if it should cost him his life - but how can
he, until he has reunited his family? James Forrester is a pen name
for historian Dr Ian Mortimer. Dr Mortimer is a Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society, Honorary Research Fellow at Exeter University and
the author of four medieval biographies for Jonathan Cape:
The Greatest Traitor: the Life of Sir Roger Mortimer
; The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III
; The Fears of Henry IV and 1415: Henry V's Year of Glory
. He is also the author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
. Ian Mortimer was awarded the Alexander Prize by the Royal Historical
Society for his work on the social history of medicine. He lives with
his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor.
