Rafe Sadler's internal struggle between his loyalty toward Cromwell and his growing affections for Helen Barre who becomes a pawn in Cromwell's plans.

As Thomas Cromwell returns to Austin Friars after a tense political maneuver, he is met by a swelling crowd of beggars—an ever-present reminder of the kingdom’s suffering and his own …

In the quiet intimacy of his study at Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell—master of political maneuvering—abruptly shifts from the mechanical task of dictating the King’s summer progress to a rare, unguarded …