An episode in C. J. Sansom’s historical novel Sovereign, set in 1541, sixty years after the battle, concerns a Towton farmer appealing to King Henry VIII to be compensated for the time and effort he has to spend on turning over to the Church the skeletons discovered nearly every day on his land.
an episode in c j sansom’s historical novel sovereign set in 1541 sixty years after the battle concerns a towton farmer appealing to king henry viii to be compensated for the time and effort he has to spend on turning over to the church the skeletons discovered nearly every day on his land