The story of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, told through the never before revealed story of how one priory was saved and became Durham's mighty cathedral. From the author of )The Pilgrimage Of Grace( and )Great Harry's Navy(, which sold well and also explored Tudor history. Moorhouse was offered exclusive access to the cathedral's documents and archives in order to write this unique story. 'Geoffery Moorhouse is one of the best writers of our time' Byron Rogers, )The Times(