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Privy Seal: His Last Venture

Author
Ford Madox Ford
Language
English
Length
196 pages
ISBN
9781787248731
Published
12 September 2018
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Tudor court
  • Thomas Cromwell
  • intrigue
  • power
  • ambition
  • loyalty
  • political machinations
  • religious turbulence
  • Henry VIII
  • historical drama

Description

Ford Madox Ford continues the riveting saga of the Tudor court, focusing on the political machinations and personal aspirations surrounding Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's trusted advisor. As intrigue deepens and alliances shift, Cromwell's strategic brilliance faces its ultimate test amidst the backdrop of religious turbulence and royal ambition. Ford deftly captures the perilous dance of power, ambition, and loyalty in a richly detailed historical landscape.

Author

Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and editor whose journals The English Review and The Transatlantic Review helped shape early twentieth-century English and American literature. He is best remembered for The Good Soldier (1915), the Parade's End tetralogy (1924-1928), and The Fifth Queen trilogy (1906-1908). The Good Soldier is frequently ranked among the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

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