Shardlake series by CJ Sansom. Tudor, so C16th, so not as far back as you said, but ...

they are brilliant.

Follows a Tudor age lawyer. Fictional protagonist, but entwined with real history, and a host of real historical characters - generally Henners VIII's court and associated hangers on. Bishops and that.

Dissolution
Dark Fire
Sovereign
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Posted By: Arizona Bay on April 24th 2015 at 10:27:56

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Book recommendations required (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Apr 24, 09:48:37
- Pillars of the Earth. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Apr 24, 12:13:30
  - They did a TV adaptation didn't they? (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Apr 24, 15:45:46
  - Seconded. Big old fat book but I whizzed through it. There's an equally-fat sequel (n/m) (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Apr 24, 12:45:02
- Barchester chronicles (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 24, 11:41:09
- Try Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 24, 11:15:56
  - That spans a few centuries doesn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Apr 24, 11:56:45
  - Oh, and Susanna Gregory, The Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 24, 11:20:47
- Harry Potter - JK Rowling (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 24, 10:30:30
  - Which one? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 24, 13:47:29
- Shardlake series by CJ Sansom. Tudor, so C16th, so not as far back as you said, but ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 24, 10:27:56
  - These really are tremendous, too. (General Chat) - mr chimp, Apr 24, 11:05:53
- Amazingly similar choice of reading material CC (General Chat) - Dunney, Apr 24, 10:24:13
- The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 24, 10:20:04
- Bravo Two Zero - by Andy McNab (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 24, 10:17:45
- The Gutenberg Bible (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 24, 10:02:56
  - Police Academy? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 24, 11:08:17
- Do the Emperor series - Iggulden is fantastic (n/m) (General Chat) - wgf500, Apr 24, 10:00:58
  - It really is (General Chat) - mr chimp, Apr 24, 10:12:19
    - I, Clavdivs (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Apr 24, 10:14:59
      - What's up dog? (n/m) (General Chat) - I Clavdivs, Apr 24, 10:21:23
        
        Ha! Dew yew keep a troshin, bor. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Apr 24, 10:29:35
- pre-15th century ? ask CB41 (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 24, 09:57:56
  - Well I'd have recommended the Cornwell Warrior Chronicles but it (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 24, 11:14:56
    - Certainly have. They are televising them too! (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Apr 24, 15:46:44

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