Wolf Hall a novel
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. The quest for the king's freedom destroys...
| Main Author: | Mantel, Hilary, 1952- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Co.,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. The quest for the king's freedom destroys his adviser, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and leaves a power vacuum. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell. Cromwell is a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people and a demon of energy: he is also a consummate politician, hardened by his personal losses, implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: |
"A John Macrae book." |
| Physical Description: |
xvii, 532 p. : geneal. table ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780805080681 0805080686 9781250806710 9780312429980 |
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