The Mirror and the Light Episode 4
Following Queen Jane's death and amidst growing political tensions, Thomas Cromwell navigates treacherous alliances, a potential invasion, and the King's desperate need for a new heir, all while facing personal demons and the resurgence of old enemies.
Following the death of Queen Jane shortly after giving birth to a male heir, Thomas Cromwell is tasked with securing England's future amidst rising political tensions and King Henry VIII's vulnerability. Norfolk pressures Cromwell to find Henry a new wife to solidify the Tudor line and counter the growing alliance between France and the Holy Roman Empire. Cromwell suggests a marriage to a German princess but faces resistance. Meanwhile, Cromwell is reunited with his estranged daughter, Jenneke, and contemplates his past, including his relationship with Cardinal Wolsey and the accusations of betrayal leveled by Wolsey's daughter, Dorothea.
As Cromwell grapples with personal turmoil and the changing religious landscape, he faces challenges to his authority. Bishop Gardiner returns from France, stirring up religious tensions. He seeks to undermine Cromwell's influence by discrediting his reformist policies and questioning his loyalty to the King. Henry, grieving and anxious about the security of his reign, becomes susceptible to Gardiner's influence.
The political climate is further complicated by the threat of invasion from the Holy Roman Empire, fueled by the discontent of old Plantagenet families loyal to Rome. Cromwell faces the difficult task of suppressing internal dissent and preparing England for potential war. To counter this threat, Cromwell sends Wyatt to the Emperor to try and break up the alliance between the Empire and France, and navigates the possibility of an alliance with the German princes. In a bid to control potential traitors, Cromwell interrogates Geoffrey Pole, seeking information about his family's dealings and their loyalty to the King.
Cromwell's political and personal lives collide when he is tasked with managing the case of John Lambert, a heretic whose views align with Cromwell's but threaten the King's authority. Cromwell avoids taking an open stand as he must remain in power to protect the gospel, and Lambert pays the price. This decision haunts Cromwell, and he begins to suffer nightmares and a return of his old fever. While ill, Gardiner uses Cromwell's absence to his advantage, gaining King Henry's ear.
As Cromwell recovers, he finds his influence waning and Gardiner's rising. At a dinner hosted by Cranmer, Gardiner and Norfolk openly accuse Cromwell of being involved in Cardinal Wolsey's scheming, questioning his past and loyalty. Cromwell, reaching his breaking point, confronts Norfolk, resulting in a volatile scene, marking a significant turning point in Cromwell's relationships with key figures in the court and foreshadowing increased conflict and danger. Ultimately, though, he returns to service to King Henry.
Events in This Episode
The narrative beats that drive the story
The episode opens with King Henry VIII admiring a grand Holbein mural, a stark, almost ironic, contrast to his own visibly ailing and increasingly frail physical state. This scene immediately establishes the precariousness of the Tudor court, despite its outward display of power. Cromwell, ever the astute observer, notes Queen Jane's marble-pale face and her subtle stiffening under Henry's touch, a quiet foreshadowing of her own impending fragility. His personal world is then unexpectedly shaken by the arrival of Jenneke, his estranged daughter, whose existence he was unaware of. Her calm demeanor and direct questions about his past, including his relationship with Wolsey and accusations of betrayal, force Cromwell into a rare moment of introspection, revealing his deep-seated vulnerabilities and a fleeting, almost wistful, desire for a simpler life away from the court's relentless demands. This personal turmoil is abruptly overshadowed by the central, devastating event: Queen Jane's death shortly after giving birth to the longed-for male heir, Prince Edward. Her passing plunges the court into a complex mix of jubilation for the heir and profound grief for the Queen. Cromwell's raw, public outburst of rage and sorrow, coupled with his dangerous assertion that he could have managed her survival, underscores his immense emotional investment and the perilous nature of his position. The act culminates with the Council, led by Norfolk, immediately and unceremoniously demanding that Cromwell secure a new marriage for the King, thrusting him into the heart of a new political maelstrom before the mourning period has even truly begun. This sets the urgent, high-stakes agenda for the subsequent narrative.
In the King’s Privy Chamber, Henry VIII stands before Holbein’s grand mural—a gilded, idealized depiction of himself, Jane, and his parents—marveling at its diplomatic power. His physical presence, however, contrasts …
In the cold, unyielding light of day at Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell stands frozen at the main gate, his political armor momentarily stripped bare. His illegitimate daughter, Jenneke, is led …
In the chaotic throng of Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell—engulfed by the clamor of petitioners—stands frozen as Jenneke, his estranged daughter from Antwerp, is escorted away from him for the final …
In the candlelit intimacy of his study, Thomas Cromwell is confronted by Jenneke, a composed young woman whose existence he never suspected. Her revelation—that her mother deliberately concealed her to …
In the quiet intimacy of his study, Thomas Cromwell is confronted by Jenneke, his estranged daughter whose existence he only learned of that morning. Their exchange reveals the depth of …
In the dimly lit study of Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell—exhausted from a day of navigating Henry VIII’s volatile court—sits with his trusted aide Rafe Sadler, discussing the looming Franco-Spanish alliance, …
In the dim, candlelit seclusion of Cromwell’s study, a fleeting but devastating exchange exposes the emotional chasm between father and son. Rafe Sadler, Cromwell’s most trusted confidant, presses him on …
In the dead of night, Thomas Cromwell jolts awake to the sound of unseen voices in his home, his immediate instinct to reach for a hidden knife beneath his pillow …
In the tense aftermath of Queen Jane’s death, Thomas Cromwell descends into the dimly lit Great Hall of Austin Friars, where his nephew Richard Cromwell and household servants await him …
The court’s fragile hope for a male heir—symbolized by Holbein’s grand mural of Queen Jane’s pregnancy—collapses into chaos as her death in childbirth plunges Henry VIII into stunned silence. The …
In a dimly lit, private chamber of Whitehall Palace—far from the prying eyes of the court—Thomas Cromwell is ambushed by Jenneke, his long-lost illegitimate daughter from Antwerp, who has traveled …
In the suffocating grandeur of the King’s Council chamber, Thomas Cromwell stands at the precipice of political ruin—publicly ordered by Norfolk and the King’s advisors to secure a French marriage …
In a tense, private confrontation, Thomas Cromwell—already stretched thin by the King’s marital crisis and the looming threat of Gardiner’s conservative faction—unleashes a meticulously prepared financial ledger detailing Lady Mary’s …
In a scene charged with political tension and personal stakes, Stephen Gardiner—Cromwell’s most formidable religious and ideological adversary—re-emerges as a consolidated ally of the Duke of Norfolk, marking a critical …
In the suffocating confines of the Tower of London, Thomas Cromwell orchestrates a masterclass in psychological manipulation, interrogating Geoffrey Pole—a prisoner whose brother, Reginald, was executed for treason. Cromwell exploits …
In a rare moment of unguarded vulnerability, Thomas Cromwell—his political influence eroding and his personal grief over Queen Jane’s death still raw—publicly snaps under the relentless pressure of Henry VIII’s …
In the crowded presence chamber at Hampton Court, King Henry VIII publicly presents his newborn son, Prince Edward, as the long-awaited male heir to the English throne. The court erupts …
In the midst of Henry VIII’s triumphant presentation of his newborn heir, Prince Edward, Cromwell’s attention is drawn to the empty throne beside the king—a stark, silent reminder of Queen …
In the grim, sunlit expanse of the Tower of London’s inner ward, Thomas Cromwell—now fully unmoored from restraint—orders his protégé Wriothesley to escalate the interrogation of Geoffrey Pole, demanding fabricated …
In the shadowed expanse of the Tower of London’s inner ward, Thomas Cromwell—his mind unraveling under the weight of political pressure and personal grief—reveals the full extent of his paranoia …
In the dim, oppressive confines of Queen Jane’s bedchamber, Cromwell arrives to find her gravely ill—pale, weak, and vomiting—while Lady Rochford and Bess Cromwell tend to her with misguided care. …
In the claustrophobic intimacy of Cromwell’s new study—still raw with the scent of fresh ink and political maneuvering—Thomas Cromwell delivers a calculated blow to Sir Thomas Wyatt. Under the guise …
In the claustrophobic intimacy of Cromwell’s new study—still raw with the scent of fresh ink and political ambition—he orchestrates a high-stakes gambit with Wyatt, the King’s Ambassador to the Emperor. …
In the midst of a high-stakes political maneuver—Cromwell’s calculated attempt to force Wyatt back into the role of King Henry VIII’s Ambassador to the Emperor—the scene crackles with tension. Cromwell, …
In the sunlit gardens of Austin Friars, Cromwell observes Jenneke and Gregory laughing together, their easy camaraderie momentarily softening his guarded demeanor. He approaches and interrogates Jenneke about her past …
In a rare moment of vulnerability, Thomas Cromwell—observing his half-brother Gregory and Jenneke laughing together in the gardens of Austin Friars—approaches Jenneke and offers her protection and a future in …
In the sunlit gardens of Austin Friars, Cromwell observes Jenneke and Gregory laughing together before joining them. Their conversation reveals Jenneke’s blunt, unfiltered nature as she questions Cromwell’s personal life—his …
In the suffocating tension of Henry VIII’s bedchamber, Thomas Cromwell confronts the King’s near-fatal collapse—a crisis that threatens to unravel both the monarchy and his own precarious position. The scene …
In the dimly lit antechamber and bedchamber of Hampton Court, Thomas Cromwell navigates a precarious political tightrope as King Henry VIII—recovering from a near-fatal collapse—demands updates on foreign alliances and …
In the dimly lit antechamber of Henry VIII’s bedchamber at Hampton Court, Thomas Cromwell arrives to find the King in a precarious state—recovering from a near-fatal collapse, his leg wound …
Thomas Cromwell enters Queen Jane Seymour’s bedchamber to find King Henry VIII in a state of raw, unguarded despair, kneeling beside his dying wife as she struggles to drink wine. …
In the wake of Queen Jane’s death, Thomas Cromwell—desperate to secure Henry VIII’s political and religious future—orchestrates a marriage alliance with Anne of Cleves, a Protestant German princess. His strategy …
In a scene of raw vulnerability, Thomas Cromwell—physically and psychologically unmoored—collapses under the weight of his own ambition and the resurgence of his old fever. His body, wracked with shivers …
In a scene dripping with courtly tension, Henry VIII orchestrates a forced reconciliation dinner between Thomas Cromwell and Stephen Gardiner, hosted by Archbishop Cranmer. The King, ever the master manipulator, …
In the King’s presence chamber, Thomas Cromwell receives silent confirmation of Queen Jane Seymour’s death from Rafe Sadler, a moment that immediately unravels his carefully constructed composure. His grief spirals …
In the suffocating silence of his candlelit study, Thomas Cromwell—once the architect of Henry VIII’s religious revolution—confronts the brutal cost of political survival. After Gardiner’s calculated maneuvering forces him to …
In the suffocating silence of his study, Thomas Cromwell—once the architect of Henry VIII’s political and religious revolution—confronts the hollow victory of John Lambert’s execution. The scene unfolds as a …
In the wake of Queen Jane Seymour’s death, the political council—led by Norfolk and Seymour—pressures Thomas Cromwell to secure a new royal bride for Henry VIII, exposing the fragile balance …
In the council chamber, the nobles—still in mourning for Queen Jane—press Cromwell to secure Henry VIII’s next marriage, their urgency revealing their fear of political instability. Norfolk bluntly frames the …
In a scene crackling with political tension, Thomas Cromwell’s meticulously orchestrated marriage alliance for Henry VIII begins to unravel as the arrival of Anne of Cleves’ portrait exposes the King’s …
In a moment of raw vulnerability, Cromwell’s carefully constructed world fractures as Jenneke, his long-abandoned illegitimate daughter from Antwerp, arrives unannounced at his London residence. The scene unfolds in tense, …
At Lambeth Palace, Thomas Cromwell is lured into a lavish but poisonous dinner hosted by his enemies—Bishop Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk—who orchestrate a meticulously choreographed assault on …
In a scene crackling with tension, Thomas Cromwell is ambushed by Lady Mary’s reckless gambling debts—an act of defiance that forces him to confront the dual crises of his eroding …
In the suffocating confines of his private chambers, Thomas Cromwell—his body wracked by fever and his mind unraveling—confronts the dual specters of his past and the court’s relentless demands. Haunted …
In a tense, power-laden exchange along Hampton Court’s cloister corridor, the Duke of Norfolk pressures Thomas Cromwell to secure a French marriage alliance for Henry VIII, framing it as a …
In a tense, high-stakes confrontation, Thomas Cromwell—physically and politically weakened—attempts to secure Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves as a strategic Protestant alliance. His enemies, led by Stephen Gardiner, …
In the oppressive grandeur of Westminster Hall, Thomas Cromwell stands as a silent witness to the public trial of his protégé, John Lambert—a reformist priest whose heretical views mirror Cromwell’s …
In a private chess game within the King’s inner chamber, Thomas Cromwell subtly pressures Henry VIII to remarry by invoking both Norfolk’s paternalistic demands and Parliament’s impending petition. Henry, still …
In the intimate, grief-laden privacy of Henry’s inner chamber, Cromwell attempts to steer the king toward remarriage by introducing the politically advantageous Madam de Longueville. Henry, still mourning Jane Seymour, …
In the intimate, sunlit seclusion of Hampton Court’s private chamber, King Henry VIII—still clad in mourning white—engages in a chess match with Thomas Cromwell, a game that mirrors the political …
In the suffocating silence of Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell lies feverish and trembling in his bed, his body wracked by illness and his mind unmoored by psychological torment. The scene …
In the quiet of Austin Friars’ chapel, Cromwell and Jenneke share a fragile, heartbreaking exchange that exposes the gulf between his political obligations and his personal longing. Jenneke reveals her …
In the quiet of Austin Friars’ chapel, Cromwell sits with Jenneke as a choir rehearses, their conversation revealing the depth of his paternal absence and her childhood fantasies about him. …
The Tower’s scaffold looms under a leaden sky, its wooden planks groaning beneath the weight of history. Anne Boleyn, once the most cunning and powerful woman in England, now stands …
In the wake of Queen Jane’s death and the political storm surrounding Henry VIII’s desperate need for an heir, Thomas Cromwell arrives at Launde Abbey—a serene, almost otherworldly retreat where …
In the suffocating stillness of his bedchamber, Thomas Cromwell lies trapped in the feverish limbo between consciousness and delirium, his body betraying the ironclad control he wields over England’s court. …
Following Queen Jane's death, this act propels Cromwell into a relentless struggle to secure England's future and King Henry's succession amidst escalating internal and external threats. He faces immediate, conflicting pressures regarding Henry's remarriage: Norfolk vehemently advocates for a French alliance to counter the burgeoning Franco-Imperial pact, while Cromwell strategically champions a German Protestant union, aligning with his reformist agenda. The looming threat of invasion from the Holy Roman Empire, fueled by discontented Plantagenet families loyal to Rome, forces Cromwell to employ his ruthless pragmatism. He initiates a chilling interrogation of Geoffrey Pole in the Tower, using psychological torture to extract vital information about the conspirators, demonstrating his willingness to dismantle England's oldest noble houses 'like skittles.' Simultaneously, he dispatches Wyatt to the Emperor, tasking him with the delicate and critical mission of fracturing the Franco-Imperial alliance. A brief respite in Henry's health crisis offers Cromwell a window to propose Anna of Cleves, a potential strategic victory. However, the return of Bishop Gardiner, a staunch conservative and Cromwell's ideological adversary, immediately shifts the political tide. The public trial of John Lambert, a heretic whose reformist views mirror Cromwell's own, becomes a crucible for Cromwell's principles. Faced with Henry's unwavering orthodoxy and Gardiner's machinations, Cromwell makes the agonizing decision to remain silent, effectively abandoning Lambert to his fate. This profound moral compromise, made for the sake of maintaining his power and protecting the broader gospel cause, leaves him dejected and acutely aware of the personal cost of political survival, foreshadowing the increasing isolation and danger he faces.
In the dim, late-night privacy of his study, Cromwell grapples with two crises: the looming Franco-Spanish alliance and his son Gregory’s unspoken fear of him. Rafe urges Cromwell to take …
In a tense late-night meeting at Austin Friars, Rafe Sadler urges Cromwell to take the looming Franco-Spanish alliance seriously, warning that their combined focus could turn toward England. Cromwell, visibly …
The Tower scaffold is bathed in cold daylight, the air thick with the weight of inevitability. Anne Boleyn stands defiant, her black gown a stark contrast to the pale faces …
In Mary’s sunlit privy chamber, Lady Mary and her aristocratic companions engage in a frivolous card game, their laughter masking the tension of the court. Thomas Cromwell and Lady Rochford …
In a masterclass of political sabotage, Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk orchestrate a public dismantling of Thomas Cromwell at Lambeth Palace, weaponizing his past ties to Cardinal Wolsey …
At Lambeth Palace’s dinner—a forced reconciliation orchestrated by Henry VIII—Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk launch a meticulously orchestrated assault on Thomas Cromwell, weaponizing his past to shatter his …
In a meticulously orchestrated ambush at Archbishop Cranmer’s dinner, Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk execute a coordinated attack on Thomas Cromwell, weaponizing his past ties to Cardinal Wolsey …
In Mary’s private chamber, Princess Mary confronts Thomas Cromwell about her spending, asserting her royal status with calculated precision. She begins by acknowledging his oversight of her finances but pivots …
In a masterfully coordinated assault on Cromwell’s reputation, Stephen Gardiner subtly but lethally revives the specter of Cardinal Bainbridge’s death—a crime long rumored to be tied to Wolsey’s corruption and …
In a moment of explosive vulnerability, Thomas Cromwell—long the master of calculated restraint—loses control and physically assaults the Duke of Norfolk during a tense court dinner. The attack, witnessed by …
The King’s Presence Chamber hums with the usual courtly tension—petitioners jostling for attention, courtiers whispering behind fans—when the air shifts abruptly. Stephen Gardiner, freshly returned from France and flanked by …
The King’s Presence Chamber hums with the tension of a court on the brink of upheaval. As Stephen Gardiner—recently returned from France—makes a deliberate, spectacle-laden entrance with Norfolk, their alliance …
In the King’s Presence Chamber at Hampton Court, Thomas Cromwell and Rafe Sadler observe as Stephen Gardiner—Cromwell’s ideological adversary—makes a calculated, high-profile return to court, escorted by the Duke of …
In the King’s Presence Chamber, Stephen Gardiner—Henry’s conservative bishop and Cromwell’s ideological rival—makes a calculated, high-profile return to court, escorted by the Duke of Norfolk. The scene crackles with political …
In the Council Chamber, King Henry VIII erupts in fury over the Franco-Spanish treaty, which excludes England and threatens his authority. His outburst—fueled by personal betrayal and political humiliation—escalates into …
In the wake of Henry VIII’s explosive threat to invade France over the Franco-Imperial treaty, the Council remains stunned by the King’s volatility and the kingdom’s precarious position. Cromwell seizes …
In the suffocating silence of Shaftesbury Abbey’s cloister, Thomas Cromwell—physically and psychologically unraveling—follows the Abbess through the moonlit arches, his surroundings warping into a spectral nightmare. The once-sacred space becomes …
In the grim confines of the Tower’s Bell Tower, Thomas Cromwell—accompanied by Wriothesley and the gaoler Martin—confronts the bloodied and broken Geoffrey Pole, who has just attempted suicide. Cromwell feigns …
In the grim confines of the Tower’s Bell Tower, Thomas Cromwell orchestrates a psychological siege on the broken Geoffrey Pole, who lies bloodied after a failed suicide attempt. Cromwell feigns …
Thomas Cromwell, physically and psychologically unraveling, descends the storm-laden hillside toward Launde Abbey—a journey that mirrors his political fragility and the looming threat of his enemies. The sky, heavy and …
In the wake of Queen Jane’s death and mounting political instability, Thomas Cromwell isolates Thomas Wyatt from his rival Wriothesley to deliver a covert directive: Wyatt must resume his role …
In Cromwell’s private study, Thomas Wyatt resists the order to return to Spain as the King’s Ambassador to the Emperor, citing personal and political risks—including the Inquisition’s hostility and his …
In a harrowing, disorienting flashback—triggered by Cromwell’s feverish delirium—we witness the immediate aftermath of Anne Boleyn’s execution. The scene unfolds in grotesque, visceral detail: Anne’s women, clad in mourning black, …
In the midst of a high-stakes private meeting with Thomas Wyatt, where Cromwell is urgently tasking him with a critical diplomatic mission to break the Franco-Spanish alliance, a dispatch rider …
In the wake of Queen Jane’s death and his own near-fatal illness, Henry VIII—propped up in bed with a festering leg wound—refuses medical advice and insists on ruling despite his …
In the dimly lit antechamber of Henry VIII’s bedchamber at Hampton Court, Thomas Cromwell arrives to find the king gravely ill—his leg wound festering, his face gaunt, and his temper …
In the King’s bedchamber at Hampton Court, Cromwell arrives to find Henry VIII gravely ill—his leg wound festering, his face gaunt, and his temper volatile. Despite Dr. Butts’ warnings, Henry …
In the Tower of London’s Great Hall, Archbishop Cranmer urgently warns Cromwell that Nicholas Lambert’s radical theological views threaten the fragile religious consensus, revealing Cranmer’s moral conflict between personal conviction …
In the Tower of London’s Great Hall, Thomas Cromwell and Archbishop Cranmer discuss the theological threat posed by John Lambert’s radical Anabaptist views, which risk destabilizing the fragile religious consensus. …
In the crowded Great Hall of the Tower of London, Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Cranmer arrive to witness the trial of John Lambert, a reformist heretic whose radical views threaten …
In the Great Hall of the Tower of London, King Henry VIII publicly interrogates John Lambert, a radical Protestant whose theological views—denying Christ’s physical presence in the Eucharist and advocating …
In the Great Hall of the Tower of London, John Lambert stands trial before Henry VIII for heresy, defending radical Protestant views that align with Cromwell’s own beliefs. Henry, relishing …
In the Great Hall of the Tower of London, John Lambert—a reformist thinker whose views align with Cromwell’s own—stands trial before Henry VIII for heresy. Lambert, resolute but visibly overwhelmed, …
In the quiet of his study, Cromwell grapples with the fallout of abandoning John Lambert—a reformist ally—to political expediency. His frustration with Gardiner’s sabotage of the reformation and his own …
In the dim candlelight of his study, Cromwell sits with Rafe and Cranmer, grappling with the fallout of John Lambert’s condemnation—a man whose reformist views he privately shares. His outburst …
This act delves into Cromwell's profound personal and political unraveling, marked by a period of severe vulnerability and escalating opposition. Plagued by vivid, terrifying nightmares that resurrect the specters of past betrayals, particularly those surrounding Anne Boleyn and Wolsey, and gripped by a debilitating fever, Cromwell is rendered physically and emotionally incapacitated. His enforced absence from court proves catastrophic, allowing Bishop Gardiner, his cunning rival, to skillfully exploit the vacuum and solidify his influence with King Henry. Upon his recovery and return, Cromwell finds himself marginalized, facing a peevish Henry who openly favors Gardiner and seems to derive perverse enjoyment from the visible 'strife' among his councillors. Cromwell's attempts to advance the Cleves marriage are met with Gardiner's relentless, public undermining, as Gardiner meticulously picks apart the proposed contract and resurrects the contentious issue of Anne Boleyn's pre-contract, all designed to discredit Cromwell. The tension culminates in a highly charged and public dinner at Lambeth Palace, orchestrated by Gardiner and Norfolk. Here, they launch a coordinated, insidious attack on Cromwell's character and loyalty, dredging up old, thinly veiled accusations of complicity in Cardinal Wolsey's alleged corruption and even murder. Norfolk's vicious, prolonged denunciation of Wolsey, clearly aimed at Cromwell, pushes him beyond his breaking point. In a shocking and dangerous display of raw, 'blissful anger,' Cromwell physically assaults Norfolk, grabbing him by the coat and throwing him back into his chair. This volatile, public confrontation exposes the immense pressure Cromwell is under and the precariousness of his position, marking a dramatic and irreversible escalation of the animosity against him, despite the narrative foundation stating his ultimate return to service.
In the King’s privy chamber, a visibly weakened Thomas Cromwell enters to find Henry VIII and Stephen Gardiner already in tense consultation, their physical proximity signaling an alliance that excludes …
In the King’s inner privy chamber, a visibly weakened Thomas Cromwell enters to find Henry VIII and Stephen Gardiner already in tense, conspiratorial conversation. Gardiner immediately mocks Cromwell’s pallor, suggesting …
At Cranmer’s dinner, Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk orchestrate a calculated attack on Thomas Cromwell’s reputation by reviving the scandal of Cardinal Bainbridge’s poisoning—a crime they imply was …
During a tense dinner at Lambeth Palace, Stephen Gardiner and the Duke of Norfolk orchestrate a calculated attack on Thomas Cromwell, using veiled accusations about Cardinal Wolsey’s alleged involvement in …