Docks Where Cromwell First Left Home

Rough wharves line the Thames, alive with sailors hauling ropes, merchants haggling over cargo, and the sharp tang of tar and fish heavy in the air. Young Thomas Cromwell scrapes by here, mastering the three-card trick amid shouts and shoving crowds. This survival ground shapes his wits, marks his break from family, and launches him toward the Continent on a fleeing ship.