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...

A brilliant and enthralling debut historical thriller in the vein of C.J. Sansom. London, 1563. England is a troubled nation. Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth spring up all over the country. The herald William Harley – known to everyone as Clarenceux - receives a book from his friend and fellow Catholic, Henry Machyn. But Machyn is in fear of his life... What secret can the book hold? And then Clarenceux is visited by the State in the form of Francis Walsingham and his ruth...

The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON. 1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Francis Walsingham, the ruthless protégé of the queen's Principal Secretary, Sir William Cecil, intercepts a coded message from the Knights to a Countess known to...

Elizabeth’s rule is threatened by one man’s secret. There will be blood…London, 1566. William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, lives quietly with his family, with a document in his possession that could destroy the state. When his wife and his daughter go missing, Clarenceux finds himself on the run with his other daughter. He knows he must destroy the document, even if it should cost him his life - but how can he, until he has reunited his family?

1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Soon Clarenceux enters a nightmare of suspicion, deception and conspiracy. Where has the document gone? Who really took it? And why?

London, 1563. Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth spring up all over the country. William Harley - known to everyone as Clarenceux - receives a book from his friend and fellow Catholic, Henry Machyn, who is in fear of his life. Then Clarenceux is visited by Francis Walsingham and his ruthless enforcers, who will stop at nothing to gain possession of the book. What secret can the book hold?

From a renowned surgeon, "a stunning survey of cardiology's 'Golden Age' and the 'misfits' who made it so . . . a book of marvels" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).By the middle of the twentieth century, heart disease was killing millions and, as with the Black Death centuries before, physicians stood helpless. Visionaries, though, had begun to make strides decades earlier, daring to defy the medical wisdom of their day.On Sept. 7, 1895, Ludwig R...

Året er 1563. England er en bekymret nation. Katolske sammensværgelser mod den unge dronning Elizabeth har efterladt landet i en tilstand af frygt og mistænksomhed. En sen nat får den respekterede budbringer William Harley, kendt som kongens overherold, besøgaf en uventet gæst - katolikken Henry Machyn, der er desperat efter at gemme et manuskript til en krønike, der indeholder en så farlig hemmelighed, at han frygter for sit liv. Snart er staten, i form af Francis Walsingham og hans skrup...

Maj 1564: Den respekterede katolske budbringer William Harley, kendt som kongens overherold, er vogter af et meget farligt dokument. Da dette bliver stjålet, mistænker Harley straks en gruppe katolske sympatisører, de selvudnævnte Riddere om det Runde Bord. Snart står Harley over for et sand mareridt bestående af mistanke, bedrag og sammensværgelse. Hvem har dokumentet? Og hvorfor? Sammen med sin diametrale modsætning, den karismatiske pirat Raw Carew, sætter Harley sig for at finde frem t...

England, 1566: Herolden William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, er i besiddelse af et dokument, der kan tilintetgøre dronning Elizabeth og kaste landet ud i en sønderrivende konflikt mellem katolikker og protestanter. Han forsøger at leve et stilfærdigt liv i London sammen med sin familie, men den aldrende lady Percy, grevinde af Northumberland, har ikke opgivet at skaffe sig adgang til de sprængfarlige oplysninger og har heller ikke glemt, hvordan han i sin tid svigtede hende og den kato...

London, 1563. Angliában nyugtalanság uralkodik, katolikus összeesküvések szerveződnek a fiatal Erzsébet királynő ellen szerte az országban. Egy késő éjjelen William Harley Clarenceux-t váratlanul meglátogatja régi barátja és katolikus hittársa, Henry Machyn, aki ráveszi a vonakodó heroldot, hogy rejtse el a hosszú éveken át írt krónik&...

Nicknamed 'Mountain Man' by the Sunday Telegraph, James Forrest is the record-breaking adventurer who climbed every mountain in England and Wales in just six months – the fastest ever time. Solo and unsupported, he walked over 1,000 miles and ascended five times the height of Everest during his 446-peak challenge. And he did it all on his days off from work, proving it is possible to integrate an epic adventure into your everyday life.From collapsing tents and horrific sto...