xiii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

As Henry VIII's right-hand man, Cromwell was the architect of the English Reformation, secured Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and plotted the downfall of Anne Boleyn, and upon his arrest, was accused of trying to usurp the King himself. Borman reveals a different side of one of the most notorious figures in history: that of a caring husband and father, a fiercely loyal servant and friend, and a revolutionary who helped make medieval England into a modern state. His seismic political, religious, and social reforms had an impact that can still be felt today. This is the true story of a controversial and enigmatic man who forever changed the shape of his country

Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton.--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-440) and index

'A great traveller in the world' -- The cardinal -- 'Not without sorrow' -- "Make or marre' -- 'The frailty of human affairs' -- The king's 'great matter' -- 'The suddaine rising of some men' -- 'Hevy wordes and terrible thretes' -- 'Good master secretary' -- Dissolution -- 'A more gracious mistress' -- 'The lady in the Tower' -- Rebellion -- 'Some convenyent punishment' -- 'These knaves which rule abowte the kyng' -- The Flanders mare -- 'Cromwell is tottering' -- 'Mercye mercye mercye' -- 'Many lamented but more rejoiced' -- Epilogue : 'A man of mean birth but noble qualities.'

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