Thomas Cromwell

Servant to Henry VIII

Paperback Engels 2014 9781445640013
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Thomas Cromwell was a self-made lawyer who served first Cardinal Wolsey and then Henry VIII. His time with Wolsey served him well in his work for the king after the cardinal’s fall from power in 1529. Cromwell’s time in office from 1530 until his execution in 1540 was one of the most crucial periods in English history.

This biography explores Cromwell’s relationship with Henry VIII and why it failed. It also shows how he manipulated the politics of the court that eventually destroyed him. The rise and fall of the Boleyns, the dominance of the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the executions of Thomas More and John Fisher are all here. Eventually he overreached himself in his patronage of evangelical preachers and in arranging Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves, which played a crucial part in his fall and death in July 1540.

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ISBN13:9781445640013
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:352
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1DDU-GB-E Engeland
3MD 16e eeuw, ca. 1500 tot ca. 1599
3MG 17e eeuw, ca. 1600 tot ca. 1699

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