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Not Just the Tudors

Shardlake and its Creator C.J. Sansom

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

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4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Fans of historical fiction and crime novels have been saddened to learn of the recent death of the award-winning, best-selling author C.J. Sansom, just days before the release of Shardlake - the TV series based on his Tudor barrister detective novels.


In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb pays tribute to a fine author, and a fine fictional creation with the writer and journalist Antonia Senior. 


This episode was edited by Ella Blaxill produced by Rob Weinberg.


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