A review by hauteclere
Thomas Cromwell: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch

5.0

A great biography, even for the non-historian reader/listener, written with panache and performed fantastically in this audible. While I will admit that some of the details elude my grasp and I can't remember all of the many individuals involved, the overall arc of Cromwell's remarkable life emerges very clearly and his impact on his country and his times is also evident. I read this in preparation of reading the Mantel books, I will admit, which I found rather hard to get into in the absence of any framework on which to hang the vignettes she offers. Now I feel well prepared, and I am grateful for Mr. MacCulloch for writing such a gripping history.