The Real Thomas Cromwell
Everyone is Thomas Cromwell obsessed at the moment. The man who rose to be the most powerful member of Henry VIII's court, his Lord Privy Seal, Principal Secretary and Chancellor. He was a driving force behind the English Reformation and constitut...
Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit
March 25, 202024m 58s
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<p>Everyone is Thomas Cromwell obsessed at the moment. The man who rose to be the most powerful member of Henry VIII's court, his Lord Privy Seal, Principal Secretary and Chancellor. He was a driving force behind the English Reformation and constitutional changes that emphasised the centrality of Parliament, but his current mighty reputation depends on the fictional trilogy of the genius novelist Hilary Mantel. On this podcast I talk to another genius, Tracy Borman, historian and curator of Historic Royal Palaces, a biographer of Cromwell about the reality behind the literary legend. </p><br><p>For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, including our new in depth documentary about the bombing war featuring James Holland and other historians, please signup to <a href="http://www.historyhit.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.HistoryHit.TV</a> We have got a special offer on at the moment - use code 'pod1' for a month free and the next month for just £/€/$1.</p><br><p>For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a></p>
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