I truly enjoyed Ms. Mantel’s writing, it is sharp, distinct and lively.

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom is a fiction novel set during the reign on Henry VIII in the year 1537.  The author sets out to tell a tale of murder, deceit and religious challenge within the walls of a monastery in the South of England.

“The Six Wives of Henry VIII” by Alison Weir is the fascinating history and chronology of the court of Henry VIII, his love life and court intrigue.