Shardlake - Dissolution by C J Sansom - Claire and Tim React
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2024
- Are C J Sansom's Shardlake books a gripping Tudor crime thriller series and TV show? Join Tim and Claire for a review of C.J. Sansom's historical thriller "Dissolution" and its accompanying TV adaptation "Shardlake". In this captivating Tudor-era crime novel, set against the backdrop of Thomas Cromwell's dissolution of the monasteries, one of the king's commissioners is found murdered at Scarnsea monastery. Enter Matthew Shardlake, a hunchbacked sleuth tasked with solving the crime and navigating the treacherous world of monastic secrets.
Sansom's narrative masterfully blends historical detail with a gripping murder mystery, painting a vivid picture of Tudor England's social complexities and power struggles. As Shardlake delves deeper into the monastery's mysteries, readers are kept on edge with blind alleys, twists, and turns.
Discover why "Dissolution" is a must-read for history enthusiasts and mystery lovers alike, offering a compelling journey through turbulent times filled with intrigue and suspense. Uncover the untold secrets of monastic life during the Tudor dissolution in this thrilling novel.
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The Shardlake series is probably my favorite historical fiction. I adore them. Along with his incredibly atmospheric writing, I love these books because Sansom chose to focus, not on the power brokers, like Henry VIII and Cromwell, who are really small supporting players, but on the 'regular' people just trying to survive the dangerous and volatile 16th Century in England. Shardlake is an extraordinary hero. Precision intelligence blended with an almost accidental bravery - his bravery has more to do with honor, and needing to do the right thing than a traditional sense of more brash courage - yet he's a modern man too, with a compassionate heart and beautiful vulnerability. I thought no one could usurp the Matthew Shardlake in my own mind. But Arthur Hughes was perfection for me. How he managed to evoke so much in these four episodes I do not know, but I was impressed. I did enjoy Bean as well. His coldness felt right to me. Really good cast, beautifully filmed. Please, make the rest of them! BTW, in the US it's on Hulu. Thank you for this video! I think I'm going to watch the whole thing again. ❤❤❤
Lovely to see Tim. Miss your quizzes.
It's on Hulu and Disney+.
Thank you Claire and Tim 🤩
Thoroughly enjoyable and refreshing review video. More Tim in the future please. You both have that mellow, soothing, bedtime story type of voice.
RIP Chris. Thank you Tim and Claire!❤xo
May Chris rest in peace. The world lost a master storyteller this week. The Shardlake books are superb.
I didn't know he'd died until I read your comment and watched the video. RIP Chris.
@@demonia2848 Apparently he was an incredibly private man and while he had disclosed that he was unwell he didn’t share just how poorly he was, and he continued writing. His agent said that Chris was working on another Shardlake novel called ‘Ratcliiff’ so maybe it will be released posthumously.
6:33pm Thank you, Claire and Tim, for your review of CJ Sansom book, Dissolution. I must say I was very much surprised when I heard he had passed away. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all 7 books of the Mathew Shardlake series. I am also fascinated with the history of the Tudor period. My prayers are with his family, friends, and fans.
USA, 5/06/2024
I felt selfish, when I learned he was not well, because we would lose both an amazing author and more of Matthew.
His last book seemed to hint it was an end. RIP indeed!
My local Barnes & Noble bookstore has Dissolution in stock, so I will pick it up this week! Thanks for the great review, Tim and Claire. Looking forward to a good Tudor fiction read!
Techie Tim, what a treat 🤩
Thanks Claire and Tim. I’m going to watch the series. I ordered the novel on Amazon. Lovely to see you both.
Thank you Tim & Claire ❤ as I live in France I hadn’t heard about this new series and I’ve been thinking I need to find a new period drama to watch 😊 very sad to hear the news of the wonderful writer.
Thank you so much for mentioning “Dissolution” and the rest of the Shardlake series! A friend who was a bookseller gave me the book soon after it came out. Like the Wolf Hall series by Hilary Mantel I had it all but chained around my neck until it was finished and then reread it again just to make sure that I hadn’t missed anything. Every book is a masterpiece, even the 800+ page “Tombland”. I’d recently read that Sansome had just finished his final book “Ratcliffe” but haven’t found any info about it anywhere. Do you know more about it? Each book in the series gives the reader a slice of regular Tudor life as Shardlake encounters people from all walks of life as he solves the various mysteries. Henry VIII is especially terrifying! Rest well, CJ Sansome.😢
I read that he was working on it, but I do hope he finished it. It's so very sad.
I read all of the books a couple of years ago and was totally immersed, and taken back to Tudor times. Hoping to see the series soon. I’m going to read them all again. I haven’t read Wolf Hall but now intend to, I’ll get it out from the library asap.
Loved this and meeting your husband as well,great to hear his thoughts
Thank you for this review!! I never heard of this series of books and you have caught me!!❤
Hi Claire,
I recently found your channel and I am obsessed! I saw that you did a reaction video on The Other Boleyn Girl, analyzing the inaccuracies. Would you be interested in doing more reaction videos? I would love to see your take on Elizabeth (1998), The Tudors, and Elizabeth R!
So glad I stumbled across your content, I love a good historical fiction. I just went and watched the first episode, I will also check out the book. Thank you for the recommendation.😊
Thanks for the book recommendation! I’ve added to my list on of ebooks. Also, in America, Shardlake is also available on Hulu. Hulu and Disney Plus share a lot of content.
❤ the first episode!! Thanks for recommending it.
Thanks for the review of this book. I'll have to check it out
Sounds really interesting.
Will look out for the book
I loved Wolf hall, but you're absolutely correct.That show was so slow
Thank you both for This video and mentioning this series and The books. Can’t wait to go investigate this❤😊
Added to cart!
I am intrigued. I have added Shardlake to my watchlist on Disney +. After your great review. It should be a good series 😊
I just started watching the show
Thanks Claire and Tim
It's on audible too, just added it to my wishlist!
The Audible audiobooks are outstanding
Oooh I was looking at these when I was browsing Waterstones a year or so a go, so it's great you're reviewing them! (And I always take your advice over which books you recommend). And hello Tim, always good to see you 👋 I'm going to have to get this series of books! (I'm very fussy over Tudor historical fiction books).
Oh do read them, they're wonderful!
I usually read Victorian level thrillers...certainly willing to read a Tudor level thriller/series. Thanks for the recommendation.
Loved the entire book series, and can't wait to watch the screen adaptation!!
OMG I just bought that series, so glad you reviewed it. Claire, I have all of your books.
Yay! Thank you!
I originally discovered C.J Samson via my library whe and I loaned some of his books to see if I would like them. I did and have now purchased some of the books including Dissolution. I was interested to know what historians would make of these books which are set in a Tudor time period and was glad to discover that they are accurate. Thanks for the book review. I am also a fan of Cadfeal thanks to my mam. I'm a geordie so we say mam not mum. If anyone doesn't know what a geordie is it means someone who comes from the Tyne and Wear areas of the North East of England and it descr our distinctive accent. Newcastle Upon Tyne and the surrounding areas are where the Anglo-Saxons are said to have survived the viking invasion so I'm very inter in the Anglo-Saxon time period in history myself because it's my local history. Henry 8th wasn't good to the North of England.
I have just started 'Tombland'.
This was great! I'm going to get this series and watch the Disney series as well!
I did not know Sansom is gone. Such a loss. I've loved Shardlake for years and will read them again now.
I know! It's so very sad.
Just finished watching the series last night and really hope Disney will consider commissioning more.
Me too!
I love these books!!!!
I have so enjoyed reading each Shardlake novel and have read each one as it was published- that said I've bought Tombland but haven't read it yet, have a bit of a book backlog at the moment. Interested to see in one of the other comments that there is potentially a further book in the offing. RIP CJ Sansom. I also enjoyed the first two episodes of the Disney + series that I've managed to watch so far. Casting and storyline good, although I did pick up on Alice's comment about 'having loved and lost' which I thought was Shakespeare who I always associate with Elizabeth's reign, have I got my timings wrong?
Shakespeare was indeed Elizabethan.
The final book C J Sansom was writing was titled Ratcliffe
Yes. It was due for release in August I believe.
@anneboleynfiles yes it was , when l last spoke to a certain bookseller , they had no information as to a further publishing date.
I didn't realise Mr Sansom had died, until reading the comments below. I came across the Shardlake series via Radio 4's dramatisations and later bought Tombland as it is based around Kett's rebellion (I am a Kett), although I have yet to read it! I have a question....is it better to read the books in order, or do they work as standalone novels?
It's best to read them in order because they're chronological and also because you follow the personal stories of the characters. However, they do work as standalone books.
@@anneboleynfiles Thank you! Looks like I'll be in for a good long read :)
If he likes these Tim might also like the Ken Follett books (Kingsbridge series is medieval to after the dissolution, the Century trilogy covers the twentieth century up until the 2000’s). Or Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series (Napoleonic wars and East India company). Also very detailed with lots going on.
I've read the Ken Follett ones but Tim hasn't tried them yet, I'll have to get him onto them.
Love these books too❤
This comment is so off topic but I love your purple T-shirt! That’s a great color for you 😊
Oh thank you!
Hi I am a little confused, just started to read Dissolution and Cromwell is one of the characters, I thought he was many years after Henry and Anne Boleyn? Or was there another Cromwell? Thanks.
Oliver Cromwell was many years after Henry VIII and Anne, but Thomas Cromwell was Henry VIII's right hand man from 1534 ish to 1540. He was responsible for the investigation which brought Anne Boleyn down.
@@anneboleynfiles Oh I see now! Thanks get back to reading the book now😀
@@sharonrose5134 I hope you enjoy it.
🇭🇲 Lovely seeing Tim again and (of course) you, dear Claire. I enjoyed this book review on "Dissolution" being
a "gripping" Tudor Period Crime Thriller, written by C. J. Sansom, who sadly passed away (only very recently) on the 27th April 2024, aged only 72.
Although I won't be able to watch the television series at all, I am very interested in reading this book "Dissolution", so I will look for it, next time we are near a book shop, as we no longer have a book shop in our town. I'd like a 'good read' for the upcoming winter months (here in rural Victoria, Australia) and from what you both said (about this book) I'm sure that I won't be disappointed. I just hope that we can find it, at the book 📚 shop, and that it won't be too expensive. Otherwise! Our very good local Library might have it, or get it in for me. Anyway, here's hoping!
Again! A joy to see Tim back 'on screen' with you Claire, and lovely to see you 'both' looking so well and happy. This has "made my day" so "thank you" BOTH very much. with much love, to you and yours, from Lyndell xx 💓💓🫂🫂 ALSO: A very friendly "hello" 👋 from me, to all Tudor friends. 😊 👋
Hello from the Northern Hemisphere my Tudor/falcon friend! Tim and Claire's review is making me want to drop everything and go on a "reading vacation", which I used to do with friends before I retired. Now that I'm retired, I seem to read much less than I thought I would. Go figure. Btw, the 3 falcon nests in the San Francisco Bay Area each have 4 chicks--very unusual and very noisy! Good to "see" you again!
@@6falconsue ... and a very friendly "Hello" to you from your Tudor/falcon friend from the Southern Hemisphere
and it is very good to see 👀 you too! Yes! I heard about the nests and chicks in the San Francisco Bay area, and I still 'look in' at Orange to see Diamond and Xavier, BUT I hsve been mainly watching the falcon nest site at Manchester in the USA, with hatched 🐣🐣 last time I looked, but with 2 eggs not hatched and 'may' not hatch. At least the 2 that have hatched look to ve very healthy and hungry. "Goodbye" 👋 for now, from your friend 'downunder' 🙃 🌏 🤗
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