Thomas Cromwell is one of the most famous – or notorious – figures in English history. Born in obscurity in Putney, he became a fixer for Cardinal Wolsey in the 1520s and remained intensely loyal to his memory even when Wolsey had fallen for failing to solve Henry VIII’s ‘Great Matter’ – lack of a male heir and efforts to repudiate his wife Katherine of Aragon. Henry too appreciated Cromwell’s talent and promoted him to a series of ever greater offices, such that in the 1530s he was effectively running the country for the King.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 752
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780241952337
ISBN 10: 0241952336