The rise of Thomas Cromwell: power and politics in the reign of Henry VIII

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 prov...

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Subtitles:Thomas Cromwell
Main Author: Everett, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press c 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Everett, Michael, The Rise of Thomas Cromwell: Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII] (2017) (Everett, Michael)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cromwell, Oliver 1599-1658 / Politics / History 1524-1534
Further subjects:B Statesmen (England) Biography
B Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547
B Cromwell, Thomas Earl of Essex (1485?-1540)
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Summary: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
ISBN:0300207425