1447262247 
Paperback The Pope's assassin /
Publication year: 2016
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction. lcsh
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Pan Books,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 1447262247 9781447262244 (pbk): 1447262247 :
Notes: Rome, 799 AD. Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia, is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There, he discovers a web of lies - the only clue to who the attackers are is an intricate gold buckle, which Sigwulf links. Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2015. Rome, 799 AD. Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia, is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There, he discovers a web of lies - the only clue to who the attackers are is an intricate gold buckle, which Sigwulf links with a mysterious gold warrior flagon he finds in the home of the Pope's chamberlain. Could the attack have its source in the highest levels of the church? Pope Leo had made enemies among the nobility on his rapid ascension to St Peter's throne, and there are many who would see another in his place. Sigwulf returns to Paderborn Palace in Frankia to report his discovery, but then the flagon is stolen and he is tasked with tracing it.
Audience: Teen readers
Series title: Saxon ;
Extent: 290 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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