The Cardinal
by Alison Weir· 2025
The life of Tudor power-broker Cardinal Wolsey is retold in this novel of ambition, hubris and betrayal. Witness the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey in Tudor England.
It begins with Thomas, the son of a Suffolk tradesman, a boy sent to study at Oxford at the age of eleven. It ends with a disgraced Cardinal, cast from the King's side and estranged from those he loves.
This is the story of a scholar, a lover and a father, a rival, a politician and a priest. A man who built an empire in England while leading a secret second life, who paid the highest price for his success. These faces of Thomas Wolsey chart his rise and fall, and reveal a tale of power, passion and ambition.
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The life of Tudor power-broker Cardinal Wolsey is retold in this novel of ambition, hubris and betrayal. Witness the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey in Tudor England. It begins with Thomas, the son of a Suffolk tradesman, a boy sent to study at Oxford at the age of eleven. It ends with a disgraced Cardinal, cast from the King's side and estranged from those he loves. This is the story of a scholar, a lover and a father, a rival, a politician and a priest. A man who built an empire in England while leading a secret second life, who paid the highest price for his success. These faces of Thomas Wolsey chart his rise and fall, and reveal a tale of power, passion and ambition.