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Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Wolsey

Creighton, Mandell

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9354754791
ISBN13: 9789354754791
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A sharp, intimate portrait of a man who shaped an era. Cardinal Wolsey rises in living colour-ambitious, pious, politic, fallible-until power, faith, and law collide in early sixteenth-century England. Mandell Creighton's historical biography blends lucid narrative with rigorous scholarship to illuminate not just a defined figure, but the court politics and religious reform that framed the Tudor era. The book threads Wolsey's ascent from royal service to formidable ecclesiastical power, exploring how personal ambition intersected with royal influence on church reform, and how Tudor England's labyrinth of loyalties shaped destiny. It is at once a compelling character study and a compact history of a pivotal moment in Tudor period England, offering accessible insights for history students and general readers alike, while rewarding academic researchers with carefully contextualised detail. This work is significant for its literary and historical precision, its nuanced portrayal of faith and policy, and its enduring relevance to debates about power, governance, and reform. A true bridge between classic literature and modern scholarship, it appeals to casual readers and classic-literature collectors who value rigor done with warmth and clarity. Selling points: - Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. - Restored for today's and future generations. - More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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