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ISBN: 9781550811452

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Forty Testoons is his third novel. This is a novel of political intrigue, spies and treason in medieval Newfoundland. The year is 1504 and father Ralph Fletcher, a young priest, is paid forty silver coins called testoons to stay and minister to the winter crew while the summer fleet retu s to England. He becomes swept up in intrigue as the winter crew attempts to depose King Henry VII of England in favor of a Yorkist pretender, Father Ralph’s role in the plot becomes clear - he is to sanctify the actions while striving to convert the native Beothuk to Christianity.

  • Title Forty Testoons
  • Author Name Alan Fisk (CA)
  • Product Type Paperback

Forty Testoons is his third novel. This is a novel of political intrigue, spies and treason in medieval Newfoundland. The year is 1504 and father Ralph Fletcher, a young priest, is paid forty silver coins called testoons to stay and minister to the winter crew while the summer fleet retu s to England. He becomes swept up in intrigue as the winter crew attempts to depose King Henry VII of England in favor of a Yorkist pretender, Father Ralph’s role in the plot becomes clear - he is to sanctify the actions while striving to convert the native Beothuk to Christianity.

ISBN:  9781550811452

Item Publish Date: 1999 / 02 / 28

Measurements: 8.00 in X 5.05 in X .76 in

Weight: 0.5 kg

Page Count: 288

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