Word: viii
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Prescott. Vivid fictional chronicle of the 16th century Yorkshire rising against Henry VIII (TIME, Sept...
...Donkey, by H. F. M. Prescott. Vivid fictional chronicle of the 16th century Yorkshire rising against Henry VIII (TIME, Sept...
Author Prescott, onetime vice-principal of St. Mary's College at the University of Durham, begins her stitching of events in the year 1509, when Henry VIII mounted the throne. The scene shifts back & forth between Yorkshire and London. The characters and circumstances are those involved in the King's expropriation of church property, and the answering rebellion of the North...
Trouble comes in 1536 when Aske, beloved by all the Yorkshire commoners for his mettle as a man, is lifted up against his will as leader of a revolt against Henry VIII. In the end, he is undone and hanged in chains...
...VIII. Thou shalt not appear untidy...