The Loyal Traitor

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The Loyal Traitor
First edition
AuthorSylvia Haymon
IllustratorDerek Collard
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature, Fiction
PublisherChatto & Windus
Publication date
1965
Media typePrint with linocut illustrations (Hardcover)

The Loyal Traitor[1] is a children's book written in 1965 by Sylvia Haymon[2] and illustrated by Derek Collard. The story is set during the reign of King Edward VI and centered on the adventures of fictional character Tom Redman. This poor country boy from Wymondham, bears witnesses to the anti-enclosure uprisings and subsequent public execution of Robert Kett.[3]

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