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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
1. Henry VIII by Holbein. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR951b53p505 15001550.
2. Anne Boleyn. Courtesy of Ripon Cathedral.
3. Arthur, Henry VII's first son and Henry VIII's elder brother. Courtesy of David Baldwin.
4. Anne of Cleves. Courtesy of Amberley Archive.
5. Anne Boleyn's father, Thomas Boleyn, the Earl of Wiltshire. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
6. Henry VII. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
7. Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife. Courtesy of Stephen Porter.
8. Edward, Henry VIII's son by Jane Seymour. Courtesy of Stephen Porter.
9. Erasmus in an iconic woodcut by Dürer. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR 1160B4P600 15001550.
10. An Allegory of the Tudor Succession depicting the family of Henry VIII. Courtesy of Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
11. Statue of Catherine of Aragon. Courtesy of Patrick Williams.
12. Thomas Wolsey, from a drawing by Jacques le Boucq. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR1169b2p7 15001550.
13. Tomb of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
14. Thomas Cranmer from a painting by Gerhard Flicke. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
15. Thomas Wyatt, poet and friend of Cromwell. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton
16. A view of the Tudor palace at Greenwich. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR944b46fp180 14501500.
17. The Tower of London. Courtesy of Stephen Porter.
18. The Traitor's Gate at the Tower of London. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
19. London Bridge. Courtesy of Stephen Porter.
20. A plan of Westminster Palace. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JRCD2b20p769 15501600.
21. A view of Westminster, c. 1550, by Anthony van Wyngaerde. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR1872b46fp16 13001350.
22. Whitehall Palace, c. 1550, also by van Wyngaerde. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR1884b46fp192 15001550.
23. A drawing for the painting of Sir Thomas More and his family by Hans Holbein, c. 1527. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
24. Windsor Castle. Courtesy of Elizabeth Norton.
25. A copy of Pope Clement VII's 'definitive sentence' in favour of Catherine of Aragon and against Henry VIII. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JR1171b2p45 15001550.
26. Henry VIII in council. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JRCD3b20p910 15001550.
27. Title page from the Great Bible, printed by Richard Grafton and Edward Whitchurch, 1539. Courtesy of Jonathan Reeve JRCD2b20p929 15001550.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue
1 - The Making of a Man, c. 1485–1522
2 - The Cardinal’s Servant, 1523–1530
3 - The King’s Servant, 1533–1536
4 - The Royal Supremacy, 1533–1536
5 - The Lord Privy Seal, 1531–1540
6 - Viceregent in Spirituals, 1536–1540
7 - The Fall of Thomas Cromwell, 1539–1540
8 - Cromwell and the State
9 - Historiography
Picture Section
Notes
Bibliography
List of Illustrations
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