Wolf Hall: Thomas Cromwell – Master of Silences and Secrets
The television series Wolf Hall adapted from Hilary Mantel’s novels features Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell, servant to King Henry VIII played by Damien Lewis
Anne Boleyn
King James Bible, Saving The Word – Great Books of History
The King James Authorized Version of The Holy Bible published in 1611 still attracts superlatives as the most beautiful book written in the English language
Peter Ackroyd The History of England Volume II – Tudors
In the great traditions of those who chronicle history Peter Ackroyd’s The History of England is rich and eloquent in its prose, especially Volume II: Tudors
Elizabeth 1 The Iron Queen – Portrait of Power and Influence
Elizabeth 1 was the ultimate feminist, fashioning herself and her kingdom into a major world power by believing in the qualities of the men who surrounded her