Wolsey (The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal)
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Product Details
Author:
John Matusiak
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
416
Publisher:
The History Press (March 3, 2016)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780750965354
ISBN-10:
0750965355
Weight:
16.32oz
Dimensions:
5.08" x 7.8" x 1.2"
Case Pack:
1
File:
Eloquence-IPG_03192026_P9854863_onix30_Complete-20260319.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
As low as:
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List Price:
$24.95
Publisher Identifier:
P-IPG
Discount Code:
C
Audience:
General/trade
Pub Discount:
60
Imprint:
The History Press
Overview
Wolsey is, arguably, the first comprehensive book to explore the many contrasting layers of Thomas Wolsey's life and career, and represents the first genuinely popular biography of the much-maligned cardinal to appear in more than 30 years. Making no assumptions, it looks at the real person in the cold light of his actions, and uncovers a man of contradictions and extremes whose meteoric rise was marked by an equally inexorable descent into desperation, as he attempted in vain to satisfy the tempestuous master whose ambition ultimately broke him. Far from being one more familiar portrait of an overweight and overweening spider or another cautionary tale of pride preceding a fall, this is the gripping story of how consummate talent, noble intentions, and an eagle eye for the main chance can contrive with the vagaries of power politics to raise an individual to unheard of heights before finally consuming him.








