En la corte del lobo
A Historical, Tudor Period, Novels book. But it is no use to justify yourself. It is no good to explain. It is...
1520. Inglaterra está a un paso del desastre. Si el rey muere sin un heredero varón, la guerra civil amenaza con destruir el país. Tras veinte años de matrimonio, Enrique VIII quiere divorciarse de Catalina de Aragón y casarse con Ana Bolena. Pero la oposición del papa y de la mayoría de las coronas europeas es tajante, y el rey, enfurecido, pone al límite al cardenal Wolsey, que no consigue el beneplácito de Roma.En este clima de acechanza y necesidad llega a la corte Thomas Cromwell, al principio como segundo de Wolsey y más tarde como su sucesor. Ejemplo del hombre nuevo del Renacimiento que esbozara Maquiavelo, hijo de un herrero que lo maltrató brutalmente, genio político, corrupto, encantador y fanfarrón, Cromwell es un hombre fascinante, cuyo vertiginoso ascenso al poder rompe todas las reglas de una sociedad rígida e inmovilista, un político habilísimo que se enfrenta al Parlamento, a la nobleza, a la clase política, al papa, y perfila...
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He turns to the painting. "I fear Mark was right.""Who is Mark?""A silly little boy who runs after George Boleyn. I once heard him say I looked like a murderer."Gregory says, "Did you not know? Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall // When have I, when have I ever forced anyone to do anything, he starts to say: but Richard cuts in, "No, you don't, I agree, it's just that you are practiced at persuading, and sometimes it's quite difficult, sir, to distinguish being persuaded by you from being knocked down in the street and stamped on."-Richard (?) nee Cromwell to Thomas Cromwell,358 Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall // I was always desired. But now i am valued. And that is a different thing, i find. Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall //
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