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The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn "This a book that - and it's not often you can say this ...
. . If you want the inside story of Thomas Cromwell . . . this is the book for you.” —The Weekly Standard “An engrossing biography. . .
Thus, while the book is a biography, its focus is broader and its uses more various.
1 , LP 4 ii no . 4441 , and William Capon to Cromwell , probably 1 July 1528 , SP 1/55 f . 18 , LP 4 iii no . 5810. The legal hitch most likely explains the abandoned foundation stone of the College bearing the date 20 June 1528 and ...
With fresh research and new insights into Cromwell's family life, his household and his close relationships, Tracy Borman tells the true story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant.
Traces the rise of Henry VIII's advisor from an obscure brewer's son to one who encouraged the king's marriage to Anne Boleyn and the Protestant Reformation, and details his corrupt activities and violent execution.
His fall was spectacular—beheaded out side the Tower of London, his boiled head was placed on a spike above the London Bridge. Rich in incident and colorful detail, this is narrative history at its finest.