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The Rise of Thomas Cromwell: Power and Politics in the Reign of Henry VIII
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Product Description: How much does the Thomas Cromwell of popular novels and television series resemble the real Cromwell? This meticulous study of Cromwell’s early political career expands and revises what has been understood concerning the life and talents of Henry VIII’s chief minister...read more
By Michael Everett
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9780300207422 | Yale Univ Pr, June 9, 2015, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: How much does the Thomas Cromwell of popular novels and television series resemble the real Cromwell?

Tudor Survivor: The Life and Times of Courtier William Paulet
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Product Description: A captivating portrait of a great man who for many years held the purse strings of England, and both witnessed and was instrumental in the greatest events of the periodFrom the Siege of Boulogne to the execution of two queens, the Reformation, and the beginnings of Elizabeth's Golden Age, Paulet was there, and the story of his fascinating life reveals both the nature of life at the Tudor court and the birth of the modern nation state...read more
By Margaret Scard
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9780752459424 | Trafalgar Square, October 1, 2011, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A captivating portrait of a great man who for many years held the purse strings of England, and both witnessed and was instrumental in the greatest events of the periodFrom the Siege of Boulogne to the execution of two queens, the Reformation, and the beginnings of Elizabeth's Golden Age, Paulet was there, and the story of his fascinating life reveals both the nature of life at the Tudor court and the birth of the modern nation state.

Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
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The Whitbread Award-winning biography of the master diarist and chronicler of Restoration London draws on the famous diaries, as well as on other sources and period material, to furnish a candid chronicle of the life and times of Samuel Pepys, answering questions about his relations with women, triumphs and near disasters, youth, and other lesser known aspects of his life. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
By Claire Tomalin
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9780375411434 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, November 1, 2002, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A biography of the master diarist and chronicler of Restoration London draws on the famous diaries, as well as on other sources and period material, to furnish a candid chronicle of the life and times of Samuel Pepys.

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9780375725531 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, November 1, 2003), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: A biography of the master diarist and chronicler of Restoration London draws on the famous diaries, as well as on other sources and period material, to furnish a candid chronicle of the life and times of Samuel Pepys.

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