Reviews

Two Early Tudor Lives: The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish; The Life of Sir Thomas More by William Roper by William Roper, George Cavendish, Richard S. Sylvester, David P. Harding, Davis P. Harding

smartinez9's review against another edition

3.0

Jesus Christ. No pun intended.

helenephoebe's review against another edition

3.0

ISBN? - 9781440033230

General Subject/s? - History / Biography / Church / Religion / Tudors

Title? - Exactly what it says on the cover - the life of Cardinal Wolsey.

General Analysis? - Although this work is biased it still offers us a valuable insight into the life of Cardinal Wolsey, and the workings of the English court in general. It also offers valuable insights into foreign policy and the changeable mind of the King. As a primary source it offers information that would not be accessible anywhere else.

Recommend? – As a reference primary source, yes.

rjvrtiska's review against another edition

4.0

An interseting, though sometimes chronologically incorrect, window into 16th century England. The biography focuses on both politics and religion concerning the court of Henry VIII, as well as More's personla life. Roper's writing is extremely flattering, as More was his father-in-law, though the man's character was undoubtably noble. Many of More's lines in the Showtime series "The Tudors" are direct quotes from this biography.