Thomas Cromwell has been in the limelight recently, with the huge success of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall and its television adaptation. This Tudor Times Insight gives a factual outline of Cromwell’s life, from his early years, through his time of greatest influence in the 1530s to his downfall in 1540. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of information about the Tudor and Stewart period 1485 - 1625. There you can find material on People, Places, Daily Life, Military & Warfare, Politics & Economics and Religion. The site has a Book Review section, with author interviews and a book club. It also features comprehensive family trees, and a ‘What’s On’ event list with information about forthcoming activities relevant to the Tudors and Stewarts.