Thomas Cromwell : a life / Diarmaid MacCulloch
2018, 1st edition. New York: Viking. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #473590
Physical description: 831 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits. Contents: Part One Journeys -- Ruffian -- The return of the native -- In the Cardinal's service: 1524 -- 1528 -- Managing failure: 1528-1529 -- Serving two masters: 1530 -- Part Two New wine -- Council and parliament: 1531 -- New Year's gifts: 1532 -- Making a difference: 1532 -- A royal marriage: 1532 -- 1533 -- Part Three Touching pitch -- Treason in prospect: 1533 -- 1534 -- Spirituals: 1534-1535 -- Deaths for religion: 1535 -- Progresses and scrutinies: 1535-1536 -- Surrenders and the scaffold: 1536 -- Part Four Power and its reward -- Summer opportunities: 1536 -- Grace for the Commonwealth: 1536 -- The reckoning: 1537 -- The King's Uncle? 1537-1538 -- Cutting down trees: 1538 -- Part five Nemesis -- Shifting dynasties: 1538 -- 1539 -- Stumbling blocks: 1539 -- Downfall: 1539-1540 -- Futures. Subjects: Cromwell, Thomas Earl of Essex 1485?-1540. Statesmen England ; Biography. Statesmen ; Biography. England. Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Price: €45.00