Ken Folletts captivating third novel in the Kingsbridge series, &i>A Column of Fire&/i>, returns to the setting and story that began, and continued, in the multi-million copy bestsellers &i>The Pillars of the Earth&/i> and &i>World Without End&/i>.&i> &/i>Christmas 1558, and the world is in turmoil as a new queen takes her throne and one man pledges to protect her life at all costs.