The Rise of Thomas Cromwell

The Rise of Thomas Cromwell Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII, 1485-1534

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How much does the Thomas Cromwell of popular novels and television series resemble the real Cromwell? This meticulous study of Cromwell's early political career expands and revises what has been understood concerning the life and talents of Henry VIII's chief minister. Michael Everett provides a new and enlightening account of Cromwell's rise to power, his influence on the king, his role in the Reformation, and his impact on the future of the nation.
 
Controversially, Everett depicts Cromwell not as the fervent evangelical, Machiavellian politician, or the revolutionary administrator that earlier historians have perceived. Instead he reveals Cromwell as a highly capable and efficient servant of the Crown, rising to power not by masterminding Henry VIII's split with Rome but rather by dint of exceptional skills as an administrator.

Book information

ISBN: 9780300223514
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 942.052092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 376
Weight: 420g
Height: 132mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 29mm