Thomas Cromwell

Machiavellian Statecraft and the English Reformation

By: Patrick J. Coby

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Thomas Cromwell, chief architect of the English Reformation, served as minister of Henry VIII from 1531 to 1540, the period during which more political and religious reform was accomplished than at any other time in Henry's thirty-seven-year reign. Thus the momentous events of the 1530s are generally (but not universally) attributed to Cromwell's agency. Cromwell has been the subject of close and continuous attention for the last half century, with positive appraisal of his work and achievements as the scholarly norm. In this classroom biography_the first in a generation and the only one now in print_that judgment is largely accepted, though it is combined with earlier and more critical assessments that view Cromwell as a disciple of Machiavelli. One distinguishing feature of this study is its overview of Machiavellian thought, along with its overview of Marsilian thought. Marsilius of Padua, fourteenth-century political philosopher and author of Defensor Pacis, is widely recognized as the source of Cromwell's reformation ideas; but nowhere is Marsilius explicated. The same is true of Machiavelli_never explicated though said to be (by Reginald Pole, cousin of Henry and cardinal of the church) the source of Cromwell's ideas on statecraft. A second distinguishing feature of the book is its inclusion of an introductory chapter that situates Cromwell in the sixteenth century and shows his connection to important events, characters, and ideas. Thus, while the book is a biography, its focus is broader and its uses more various.

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Well-organized introductory work...Recommended. * CHOICE, January 2010 *
Coby's work in contextualizing the rich and complicated story of Cromwell's life cannot be praised enough....Coby ably depicts how Cromwell worked with and against his fellow courtiers.... Thomas Cromwell: Machiavellian Statecraft and the English Reformation will revitalize the study of Cromwell. * The Journal Of The Review Of Politics, Volume 72, 2010 *
This is at once a compelling, much needed biography and a massively well-informed intellectual history of the sixteenth century. J. Patrick Coby artfully tells the story of the man born to middling circumstances who helped transform England into a modern state. At the same time, he provides a lively account of the intellectual, religious, and political ideas and movements roiling the sixteenth century, showing how they influenced Cromwell and how Cromwell in turn helped to shape them. Coby focuses on events-biographical, historical, intellectual-of the 1530s, and students of the period will find particularly valuable his assessment of the seven sessions of the Reformation Parliament. -- Larry Carver, University of Texas at Austin
A series of though-provoking points of reference as Coby recounts Cromwell's rise and maintenance of his position as chief minister to Henry VIII in the 1530s, as the king's 'great matter' made that transcendent leap into the jurisdictional phase of the English Reformation.... An engaging and enjoyable study, ideal for both undergraduates and more casual students of Tudor history in its succinct description of 1530s England. * Sixteenth Century Journal *

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Preface	p. ix
Cromwell Timeline	p. xi
Introduction: Thomas Cromwell and the Sixteenth Century	p. 1
Sources: Marsilius and Machiavelli	p. 17
The Pre-Ministerial Years	p. 45
Henridan England	p. 53
To Parliament and the Court	p. 67
The Reformation Parliament	p. 79
The Fall of Anne Boleyn	p. 117
Rebellion	p. 131
Henrician Protestantism and the Return to Orthodoxy	p. 151
Matrimonial Diplomacy	p. 163
The Fall of Thomas Cromwell	p. 179
Conclusion: Cromwell, the Man and the Record	p. 193
Glossary of Terms	p. 201
Glossary of Persons	p. 211
Bibliographical Note	p. 215
Index	p. 221
About the Author	p. 229
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