The Cardinal

<p><b>Step into the thrill and intrigue of Tudor England in the rich, compelling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Alison Weir.</b><br><br>''Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else'' <b>BARBARA ERSKINE</b><br><br><b>AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE TO POWER. A TRAGIC FALL FROM GRACE.</b><br><br>It begins with young Tom Wolsey, the bright and brilliant son of a Suffolk tradesman, sent to study at Oxford at just eleven years old.<br><br>It ends with a disgraced cardinal, cast from the King''s side and estranged from the woman he loves.<br><br>The years in between tell the story of a scholar and a lover, a father and a priest. From the court of Henry VIII, Tom builds a powerful empire of church and state. At home in London, away from prying eyes, he finds joy in a secret second life.<br><br>But when King Henry, his cherished friend, demands the ultimate sacrifice, what will Wolsey choose?<br><br><b>Alison Weir''s riveting new Tudor novel reveals the two lives of Cardinal Wolsey, a t