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Life and Letters of Thomas Cromwell, Vol. 1 of 2 / Life, Letters to 1535 — Roger Bigelow Merriman

Life and Letters of Thomas Cromwell, Vol. 1 of 2 / Life, Letters to 1535

Roger Bigelow Merriman

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 454 pages

A historical biography and documentary study of Thomas Cromwell by Roger Bigelow Merriman, covering his life and letters up to 1535. It examines Cromwell as a statesman and argues that his religious policies were driven by political aims rather than by confessional bias. For readers interested in Tudor England and the English Reformation, it offers a careful, source-based portrait.

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Frontispiece: Thomas Cromwell
THOMAS CROMWELL
FROM A PICTURE IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY
LIFE AND LETTERS OF
THOMAS CROMWELL
BY
ROGER BIGELOW MERRIMAN
A.M. HARV., B.LITT. OXON.
WITH A PORTRAIT AND FACSIMILE
VOL. I
LIFE, LETTERS TO 1535
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1902
HENRY FROWDE, M.A.
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
LONDON, EDINBURGH
NEW YORK

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Contents

  1. LIFE AND LETTERS OF THOMAS CROMWELL
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. CHAPTER I
  5. CHAPTER II
  6. CHAPTER III
  7. CHAPTER IV
  8. CHAPTER V
  9. CHAPTER VI
  10. CHAPTER VII
  11. CHAPTER VIII
  12. CHAPTER IX
  13. CHAPTER X
  14. CHAPTER XI
  15. CHAPTER XII
  16. CHAPTER XIII
  17. CHAPTER XIV
  18. CHAPTER XV
  19. LETTERS OF THOMAS CROMWELL
  20. FOOTNOTES:
  21. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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