The Rise of Thomas Cromwell by Michael Everett

The Rise of Thomas Cromwell by Michael Everett

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The Rise of Thomas Cromwell by Michael Everett

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.
“Everett. . offers a reinterpretation not only of Cromwell’s significance, but also of the nature of politics at the Henrician court . . . A valuable contribution to the historiography of Cromwell’s career.”—Tracy Borman, American Historical Review -- Tracy Borman * American Historical Review *
"An original and scholarly work that succeeds in providing a more multi-dimensional view of Cromwell, his rise to power, and the politics of the early 1530s more generally, by extension also raising serious about how the rest of the decade played out."—Jonathan Harris, Journal of British Studies -- Jonathan Harris * Journal of British Studies *
Michael Everett is a visiting fellow at the University of Southampton. He currently works at the House of Commons, London, and lives in Hampshire, UK.
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ISBN 13 9780300207422
ISBN 10 0300207425
Titre The Rise of Thomas Cromwell
Auteur Michael Everett
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Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Yale University Press
Année de publication 2015-03-26
Nombre de pages 376
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