Cromwell’s Lament
Picture: Thomas Cromwell by David Levine. Originally appeared in The New York Review of Books, April 6, 1978, accompanying The New History of England.
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Vale John Schofield
"Well might many a famous individual from the past, were he able to read history’s verdict on him, echo the cry of Shakespeare’s Cassio: ‘Reputation, reputation, reputation! I have lost my reputation."
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The Blacksmith, The Brewer or the Shearman: Who Was Thomas Cromwell’s Father?
Last week's opening episode of BBC's Wolf Hall portrayed a sickeningly violent scene where Walter Cromwell beat his young son Thomas Cromwell within an inch of his life. "The trilogy – the last book is in prog... Read More...