The story so far…
Week 21: Angels
Anthony joins the Cromwell household as a jester. He has no teeth and does impressions of the king, of Chapuys, ‘and anyone else you can name.’ But not Cromwell, who has nothing to imitate.
Week 22: The Black Book (Part 1)
What is the border between truth and lies? Cromwell conducts an inquiry into what happened to Anthony’s teeth. Everyone has heard a different story.
Week 23: The Black Book (Part 2)
When Anthony hears about Sexton being banished from court, he is sad: ‘One jester does not like to hear of the downfall of another; especially, Anthony says, when his only vice is foresight.’