The Salt Farmer is set in 1536 against the backdrop of Henry VIII's reformation, and the English counter-reformation known as 'The Pilgrimage of Grace'. It follows the paths of Jaap van der Staen - a salt farmer, the charismatic novice, Barbara, and Harry, a street child, who embark on a pilgrimage through a world of destruction, insecurity and flames.
The Salt Farmer is set in 1536 against the backdrop of Henry VIII's reformation, and the English counter-reformation known as 'The Pilgrimage of Grace'. It follows the paths of Jaap van der Staen - a salt farmer, the charismatic novice, Barbara, and Harry, a street child, who embark on a pilgrimage through a world of destruction, insecurity and flames.