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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Autres titres:Thomas Cromwell
Auteur principal: Everett, Michael (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press c 2015
Dans:Année: 2015
Recensions:[Rezension von: Everett, Michael, The Rise of Thomas Cromwell: Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII] (2017) (Everett, Michael)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Cromwell, Oliver 1599-1658 / Politique / Histoire 1524-1534
Sujets non-standardisés:B Statesmen (England) Biography
B Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547
B Cromwell, Thomas Earl of Essex (1485?-1540)
Accès en ligne: Autorenbiografie (Verlag)
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Résumé: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