Author: diarmaidmacculloch
The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII’s bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell’s role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn“This a book that – and it’s not often you can say this – we have been awaiting for four hundred years.” –Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf HallSince the sixteenth century we have been fascinated by Henry VIII and the … have been fascinated by Henry VIII and the man who stood beside him, guiding him, enriching him, and enduring the king’s insatiable appetites and violent outbursts until Henry ordered his beheading in…
A New York Times bestseller! Covering the development of Christianity from ancient to modern times, this sweeping work of history is a “monumental achievement” that “will not soon be surpassed” (Publishers Weekly).