简介：May,1536.AnneBoleyn,Henry’ssecondwife,isdead.Astheaxedrops,ThomasCromwellemergesfromthebloodbathtocontinuehisclimbtopowerandwealth,whilehisformidablemaster,Henry,settlestoshort-livedhappinesswithhisthirdqueen,JaneSeymour. Cromwell,amanwithonlyhiswitstorelyon,hasnogreatfamilytobackhim,andnoprivatearmy.Navigatingthemoralcomplexitiesthataccompanytheexerciseofpowerinthisbrutalandbloodytime,Cromwelliscaughtbetweenhisdesiretodowhatisrightandhisinstincttosurvive.ButinthewakeofHenryVIIIhavingexecutedhisqueen,nooneissafe. Despiterebellionathome,traitorsplottingabroadandthethreatofinvasiontestingHenry’sregimetobreakingpoint,Cromwell’srobustimaginationseesanewcountryinthemirrorofthefuture.AllofEnglandliesathisfeet,ripeforinnovationandreligiousreform.Butasfortune’swheelturns,Cromwell’senemiesaregatheringintheshadows. Theinevitablequestionremains:howlongcananyonesurviveunderHenry’scruelandcapriciousgaze?…