The rise of Thomas Cromwell [electronic resource] : power and politics in the reign of Henry VIII / Michael Everett.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Everett, Michael (Historian) (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Cromwell, Thomas, > Earl of Essex, > 1485?-1540.
Statesmen > England > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection: 2015 (EBSCO)
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Rise of Thomas Cromwell: Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII, 1485-1534
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • London lawyer and merchant
  • Entry into the King's service, 1529-1530
  • The crown lands and King's works
  • Cromwell and the English church
  • Royal government
  • The Minister and his household
  • The break with Rome
  • Conclusion.