Hilary Mantel’s award-winning “Wolf Hall” series launched her into the literary stratosphere, as readers flocked to devour her depiction of Thomas Cromwell, who served – and then was beheaded – by ...
Just a year before Cromwell's execution for high treason. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Great Bible is often seen as a ...
Wolf Hall gives viewers a glimpse into the life of one of England's most notorious monarchs, Henry VIII, from Thomas Cromwell's point of view and includes five of his marriages. The Tudor ruler was ...
In 1536, Thomas Cromwell spotted an opportunity to enrich his master, Henry VIII, and further increase his own standing: the dissolution of the monasteries and claiming their wealth for the Crown. The ...
Thomas Cromwell has gone down in history as one of the most corrupt and manipulative ruffians ever to hold power in England. A chief minister who used his position to smash the Roman Catholic church ...
Rising to power with Anne Boleyn's decapitation and losing his own head over the Anne of Cleves debacle, Thomas Cromwell (1485–1540) was Henry VIII's loyal hatchet man—dissolving Catholic monasteries, ...
The investigative powers of science and art have combined to identify a bejeweled Book of Hours in Trinity College Cambridge’s collection as belonging to English statesman Thomas Cromwell, who served ...
In episode 4 of the long-awaited new series of Wolf Hall, “The Mirror and the Light”, events are taking a bleak turn for Thomas Cromwell. In contrast to the 9-year-old Wolf Hall season 1, which ...
In “The Waiting Game,” the historian Nicola Clark tells a lively and vivid story of the women who served Henry VIII’s queens. By Eva Wolchover “Firebrand” focuses on his sixth spouse as she tries to ...
Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel details the life and career of Thomas Cromwell. Hilary Mantel’s award-winning “Wolf Hall” series launched her into the literary stratosphere, as readers flocked to ...
Thomas Cromwell rose from poor beginnings to become chief minister and power behind the throne to King Henry VIII. However, at the moment of his greatest triumph Cromwell was usurped and destroyed.