
The Pearl of York, Treason and Plot
Tony Morgan
Category: Drama
A gripping historical novel, set in atmospheric Tudor York. When Margaret Clitherow is arrested on the orders of her stepfather, her friends face a race against time to save her from the gallows. “A heart-breaking book that grabs you from the first page and does not let you go until the last full stop.” (Coffee Pot Book Club)
A gripping historical novel, set in atmospheric Tudor York.
When Margaret Clitherow is arrested on the orders of her stepfather, her friends, led by a youthful Guy Fawkes, face a race against time to save her. In the courtroom, Margaret takes on the Church, Council of the North and assizes judges, while on York’s dark streets, men plot to free her. As events unfold, their lives, and our history change forever.
What makes a happily married woman wish to become a martyr and transforms a quiet schoolboy into a notorious terrorist?