Robert, Royal Clerk to King Henry VIII, is diligent, dedicated, and totally indifferent to the religious changes sweeping the country around him. But when treasures confiscated from a dissolved monastery fall into his hands, he faces a very personal choice.  Will he do his duty, or risk it all to preserve the past?

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Written by Abir Mukherjee

 

Performed by Ben Crystal

 

Produced by Adam Sibbald, Claudia Strange, and Alexander J Newall with April Sumner

 

Script edited by Sarah Kilby 

 

Directed by Alexander J Newall 

 

Edited by Michelle O’Toole and Alexander J Newall

 

Main theme arranged by Samuel D F Jones, adapted by Domini Hooper and Nick Hart from the original 17th century ballad ‘The Sea Martyrs’. 

 

Additional Music by Samuel D F Jones 

 

Artwork by Lyndon White

 

Additional SFX from Paul368, Yuval, mookie182, Nkzdra, sphion, BarkersPinhead, jrssandoval, Timmeh515, Dominik_W, InspectorJ, Tagiri, VlatkoBlazek, BockelSound, dersuperanton, gustavever, taure and previously credited artists via Freesound.org  

 

Further Reading:

Tracy Borman, Thomas Cromwell: The untold story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant (London, 2015)

 

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