The Great Survivor Of The Tudor Age Av Alex Anglesey

The Great Survivor Of The Tudor Age Av Alex Anglesey

Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one of Henry VIII''s most powerful ''new men''. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I of France, he became Henry''s most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a close relationship w......
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Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one of Henry VIII''s most powerful ''new men''. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I of France, he became Henry''s most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a close relationship with Emperor Charles V. He had the king''s ear in Henry''s later years, was the key player in drafting his will ( was it a forgery?) and in enabling Somerset to become Lord Protector in the reign of the boy king, Edward VI. For a while, he was Somerset''s ''right-hand man''.When Somerset fell, Paget was imprisoned in the Tower and nearly executed. But he survived and regained power. He had a major role in delivering the Crown to the Catholic queen, Mary, and in arranging her marriage to Philip II of Spain, whom he then advised on English politics. He kept in with the Protestant princess Elizabeth and survived to have influence when she came to the throne.William was the founder of the aristocratic Paget f
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Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one ofHenry VIII''s most powerful ''new men''. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I ofFrance, he became Henry''s most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a closerelationship with Emperor Charles V. He had the king''s ear in Henry''s later years, was thekey player in drafting his will ( was it a forgery?) and in enabling Somerset to become LordProtector in the reign of the boy king, Edward VI. For a while, he was Somerset''s ''right-handman''.When Somerset fell, Paget was imprisoned in the Tower and nearly executed. But he survivedand regained power. He had a major role in delivering the Crown to the Catholic queen, Mary,and in arranging her marriage to Philip II of Spain, whom he then advised on English politics. Hekept in with the Protestant princess Elizabeth and survived to have influence when she came tothe throne.William was the founder of the aristocratic Paget family - Barons of Beaudesert, Earls ofUxbridge and Marquesses of Anglesey.From records of the mansion that he built on a site next to today''s Heathrow Airport, a picturehas been created of how life was actually lived in a Tudor household at the personal familylevel.The story is partly told from previously unexamined family letters. It is an exciting narrative ofdramatic ups and downs: from rags to riches, plague to plenty, and prison to peerage. Courtintrigues, conspiracies, rebellions and coups, follow one after the other. William is usually in thethick of it, the power behind the throne.

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Hva om du kunne ta et dypdykk inn i Tudor-periodens intriger og maktkamp? "The Great Survivor Of The Tudor Age" av Alex Anglesey tar deg med på en reise gjennom livet til William Paget, en av Henry VIII's mest innflytelsesrike menn. Boken gir en fascinert glimt av hvordan dette bemerkelsesverdige individet, som kom fra beskjeden bakgrunn, klarte å klatre til toppen av det politiske hierarkiet i England.

En episk fortelling om makt og overlevelse

Gjennom bokens sider opplever vi:

  • Personlige utfordringer: Fra fengsel til makt, Pagets liv var en konstant kamp for å overleve i en ustabil tid.
  • Historiske hendelser: Involvert i avgjørende øyeblikk som utformingen av Henry VIII's testamente og Mary I's ekteskap.
  • Familiedynasti: Paget ble grunnleggeren av den aristokratiske Paget-familien, og hans ettermæle lever videre i titler og arv.

Dyptgående analyser og uutforskede kilder

Alex Anglesey bruker tidligere uutforskede familiebrev og arkivmateriale for å gi oss en ny forståelse av livet i en Tudor husholdning. Denne boken presenterer ikke bare det politiske spillet, men også den intime hverdagen til familien.

Hvorfor du bør lese "The Great Survivor"

Enten du er en historieentusiast eller bare nysgjerrig på hvordan mennesker navigerte i Tudor tidens komplekse samfunn, vil denne boken fascinere deg. Historien om William Paget er full av intriger, konspirasjoner og en evig kamp for makt – en reise som eksemplifiserer det dramatiske livets virkelighet i den britiske monarkiets hjerte.

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