Thomas Cromwell av Robert Hutchinson

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<p>The rise and fall of Henry''s notorious minister - the most corrupt Chancellor in English history<br><b><br>''Gripping... Hutchinson tells his story with infectious relish and vividly evokes the politics and personalities of this extraordinary decade'' </b>LITERARY REVIEW<br><br><b>''Hutchinson tells the horrible story admirably and compellingly, acknowledging Cromwell''s rare abilities, while making no excuses for his character''</b> OBSERVER<br><br>The son of a brewer, Cromwell rose from obscurity to become Earl of Essex, Vice-Regent and High Chamberlain of England, Keep of the Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He maneuvered his way to the top by intrigue, bribery and sheer force of personality in a court dominated by the malevolent King Henry.<br><br>Cromwell pursued the interests of the king with single-minded energy and little subtlety. Tasked with engineering the judicial murder of Anne Boleyn when she had worn out her welcome in the royal chamber, he tortured her se