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Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal
Buch von John Matusiak
Sprache: Englisch

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Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle - yet, to some, an arrogant upstart. As Lord Chancellor to the incorrigible Henry VIII he achieved much both at home and abroad, but his failure to achieve the mighty monarch's divorce from Catherine of Aragon saw him brought to his knees. John Matusiak explores the pragmatic cardinal's life and career to uncover 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 another familiar portrait of an overweight and overweening spider or 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.
Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle - yet, to some, an arrogant upstart. As Lord Chancellor to the incorrigible Henry VIII he achieved much both at home and abroad, but his failure to achieve the mighty monarch's divorce from Catherine of Aragon saw him brought to his knees. John Matusiak explores the pragmatic cardinal's life and career to uncover 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 another familiar portrait of an overweight and overweening spider or 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.
Über den Autor
John Matusiak is the author of Henry VIII and the forthcoming The Tudors in 100 Objects.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780752498843
ISBN-10: 0752498843
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Matusiak, John
Auflage: New
Hersteller: History Press
Maße: 241 x 161 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: John Matusiak
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2015
Gewicht: 0,691 kg
preigu-id: 105306278
Über den Autor
John Matusiak is the author of Henry VIII and the forthcoming The Tudors in 100 Objects.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780752498843
ISBN-10: 0752498843
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Matusiak, John
Auflage: New
Hersteller: History Press
Maße: 241 x 161 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: John Matusiak
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2015
Gewicht: 0,691 kg
preigu-id: 105306278
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