Acts of Dreams: Part 3 of The Inquisition Trilogy
Laxmi Siwakoti
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CAN JEWS LIVE IN ENGLAND? THE DEFENDANTS: William and Maria Ames—English Jews who dared to challenge the Edict of Expulsion in the Court of the Star Chamber. THE PROSECUTOR: Nicholas Barham—arrogant barrister who never lost a case. THE DEFENCE COUNSEL: Richard Shaw—humble-but-brilliant lawyer willing to risk everything in the pursuit of justice. THE JUDGE: Christopher Hatton—Protestant who tolerated Catholics but had no use for Jews. THE MONARCH: Queen Elizabeth—the verdict’s final arbiter—famous for flirting with handsome courtiers and for vacillating before crucial decisions THE PRIVATEER: Francis Drake—slaver-turned-comrade of Black freedom fighters and the man who could end the equivocation of the queen.Read more
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Author's Note
Chapter 1: Back in England, 1572
Chapter 2: Nothing Too Good for the Clergy
Chapter 3: The Recusant’s Daughter
Chapter 4: Christopher Hatton
Chapter 5: The Dance
Chapter 6: Catherine Hatton
Chapter 7: The Queen and the Galliard
Chapter 8: Preparing for Execution
Chapter 9: The Making of Francis Drake