Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII’s Chief Minister

Thomas Cromwell has been in the limelight recently, with the huge success of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall and its television adaptation. This Tudor Times Insight gives a factual outline of Cromwell’s life, from his early years, through his time of greatest influence in the 1530s to his downfall in 1540. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of information about the Tudor and Stewart period 1485 - 1625. There you can find material on People, Places, Daily Life, Military & Warfare, Politics & Economics and Religion. The site has a Book Review section, with author interviews and a book club. It also features comprehensive family trees, and a ‘What’s On’ event list with information about forthcoming activities relevant to the Tudors and Stewarts.