What is the setting in the novel, The Mirror & the Light?

The Mirror and the Light takes place in Tudor England. At this point in history, England is only just recovering from the bloody Wars of the Roses which deposed the Plantagenet dynasty and installed the Tudors. The country isn't in a stable position financially or politically, and the threat of invasion from the King of France or the Holy Roman Emperor is very real. This instability also provides an ideal breeding ground for the religious ferment of the Protestant Reformation.