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Author:

MacCulloch, Diarmaid, author.

Title:

Thomas Cromwell : a revolutionary life / Diarmaid MacCulloch.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxiii, 728 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Cromwell, Thomas,--Earl of Essex,--1485?-1540.
Statesmen--England--Biography.
Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1509-1547.
Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-582) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Journeys. Ruffian ; The return of the native ; In the Cardinal's service: 1524-1528 ; Managing failure: 1528-1529 ; Serving two masters: 1530 -- New wine. Council and Parliament: 1531 ; New Year's gifts: 1532 ; Making a difference: 1532 ; A royal marriage: 1532-1533 -- Touching pitch. Treason in prospect: 1533-1534 ; Spirituals: 1534-1535 ; Deaths for religion: 1535 ; Progresses and scrutinies: 1535-1536 ; Surrenders and the scaffold: 1536 -- Power and its reward. Summer opportunities: 1536 ; Grace for the Commonwealth: 1536 ; The reckoning: 1537 ; The King's uncle?: 1537-1538 ; Cutting down trees: 1538 -- Nemesis. Shifting dynasties: 1538-1539 ; Stumbling blocks: 1539 ; Downfall: 1539-1540 ; Futures.

Summary:

Examines the life of King Henry VIII's right-hand man, who did everything he could to secure the future of a son he loved dearly, but who ultimately could not control the unpredictable monarch.

ISBN:

0670025577
9780670025572

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1057362017

Locations:

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