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Thomas Cromwell
- The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, Paul Mendez, Sandra Duncan
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
Thomas Cromwell is known to millions as the leading character in Hilary Mantel's best-selling Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. But who was the real Cromwell?
Born a lowly tavern keeper's son, Cromwell rose swiftly through the ranks to become Henry VIII's right-hand man, and one of the most powerful figures in Tudor history. The architect of England's break with the Roman Catholic Church and the dissolution of the monasteries, he oversaw seismic changes in our country's history. Influential in securing Henry's controversial divorce from Catherine of Aragon, many believe he was also the ruthless force behind Anne Boleyn's downfall and subsequent execution. But although for years he has been reviled as a Machiavellian schemer who stopped at nothing in his quest for power, Thomas Cromwell was also a loving husband, father, and guardian; a witty and generous host; and a loyal and devoted servant. With new insights into Cromwell's character, his family life and his close relationships with both Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII, joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman examines the life, loves, and legacy of the man who changed the shape of England forever.
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- 29-08-20
Fantastic historical biography
This is an absolutely engrossing historical biography by Tracy Borman. Like many I was inspired to read it by the incredible Wolf Hall trilogy which whets the appetite for finding out the historical facts behind the fictional account; even if Tracy’s impeccably researched Cromwell is not quite so admirable in all respects as Hilary Mantel’s hero.
The main narration by Gareth Armstrong is excellent but I’m afraid for the voice-overs who read the quoted speech are really quite affected and bizarrely accented and spoilt the flow of the audiobook.
Thoroughly recommended nonetheless.
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- Rosemary Wills
- 31-01-18
Intéressant, bien présenté
Bien écrit, bien raconté, bien documenté. Impartial, on a des vies de Cromwell fortement biaisé mais cell-ci essaye de présenter l'homme dans son temps, avec ses qualités et ses défauts.
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- K. Rothey
- 17-07-19
comprehensive and interesting
although the accents given to the characters were ridiculous and distracting. it took me a while to ignore the comical voices and tune into the story.
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- USB Kid
- 06-09-16
Superb!
Amazing history brought to life from prime sources & excellent voice actors! Plus the Holbien portrait looks superb on my iPod when the book was playing🐾
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- Catherine Mc Carthy
- 06-06-16
A very well written book
The presentation of the data was intriguing. For the reading the narrator's voice alone would have sufficed. The various other voices disturbed the flow and the different accents rang false . They were totally unnecessary.
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- jay
- 07-08-23
I really enjoyed it, but has to get used to the accents.
I learnt a lot from the book. Some of the accents are a bit odd. I read somewhere that Cromwell was recorded as having difficulties in saying the letter ‘s’, maybe that is what the narrator is trying to convey. I didn’t know much about Cromwell until I read the Wolf Hall trilogy and bought this current book to find out a bit more. Yes, I would recommend it.
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- E Reid
- 14-06-18
Superb
I was gripped by this book and fascinated to discover how much wolf hall ‘made up or changed the fact to fit t fiction. Would highly recommend.
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- Fred
- 28-07-18
Superb
I embarked on this book somewhat nervously as some historical books can be on the dry side. However, this held my attention throughout and provides a balanced portrayal of Cromwell.
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- Mandy Morgan
- 22-07-22
Changed my opinion of Thomas Cromwell
The voices are a bit off putting in my opinion.
But I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot from it. I think I would have liked Cromwell the person, Not so much the statesman. I highly recommend this book, sometimes it’s good to challenge your beliefs & opinions
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- Anonymous User
- 12-02-23
Loved every moment
though well acted out TC’s speech & diction is hard for me to enjoy but didn’t distract or detract. Really good !
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