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Shardlake: bringing the Tudor murder mystery to the screen
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Shardlake: bringing the Tudor murder mystery to the screen

Historical consultant Peter Wagstaff takes us into the world of Shardlake, a new Tudor murder-mystery drama set during the dissolution of the monasteries

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

May 7, 202427m 19s

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Show Notes

Based on the bestselling novels of CJ Sansom, Disney+'s new Tudor drama Shardlake is a 16th-century whodunnit that takes place during the tumult of the dissolution of the monasteries. The show's historical consultant, Peter Wagstaff, tells Kev Lochun about how Shardlake brings the story of a lawyer who solves crimes and mysteries for some of the most prominent members of Tudor society to the screen.

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