There are some people in this world who like everything squared up and precise, and there are those who will allow some drift at the margins. He is both these kinds of person. He would not allow, for example, a careless ambiguity in a lease, but instinct tells him that sometimes a contract need not be drawn too tight. Leases, writs, statutes, all are written to be read, and each person reads them by the light of self-interest.
The tale of how Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's Master Secretary, rose to power despite having begun his career as Cardinal Wolsey's man and never having been disloyal to him. Through it all, the king comes across as the self-indulgent and much-indulged inspiration for the later creation of Peter Pan.
Cromwell trilogy:
1. Wolf Hall
2. Bring Up the Bodies
3. The Mirror and the Light
Cromwell trilogy:
1. Wolf Hall
2. Bring Up the Bodies
3. The Mirror and the Light