Rethinking Thomas Cromwell

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a programme about Thomas more? a bit of balance to mantel.. (i havnt paid) 🙂

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What bollocks. And the replies as well. Do you really think people are unaware - I mean like the young man did right in front of me - who I saw trying to steal the purse from the bag of a young woman who was very drunk when we were getting ready to leave a nightclub in London in 1999. If I were a paid poster trying to promote a general sense of antagonism between people who are perhaps predisposed to think poorly of those from other races - and thus watch long lectures on historical figures (like they might in Russia) - I might attempt to hoodwink the people watching by leaving a slew of messages which are poorly-worded and poorly put-together too.

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Did mine last week lmao

[@MikeTheD]

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I keep putting it off...finding other things to do.. Actually I once did a history course at uni partly taught by Christopher Coleman, who wrote a book with Starkey (was its name "Reformation Revised"?). He was even better than our venerable host here, by the way. He dropped David's name at one stage and a few years later this brash little fellow started appearing on the Moral Maze on Radio 4 ....in the days when I listened to R4. Lifetime ago

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@@SuperBartles It was "Revolution Reassessed"

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Well said. It is rather like the huge relief when a disruptive nuisance is removed from the classroom and the rest can listen, concentrate and enjoy.

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Hold up.... was he being targeted for "cancelation?" He's a bloody historian for crying out loud! I'm off to find out why now (after I finish the vid, of course.)

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@@Clint52279 I just looked it up. Apparently he's said some racially insensitive things last year and in 2011...

[@paulbangash4317]

Cromwell was a genocidal maniac .

[@petah-peoplefortheendlesst4668]

@@paulbangash4317 Thomas was? Do tell why? Was it cause of all the Ireland stuff that THOMAS Cromwell did??

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Cambridge’s loss. Not complaining.

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It is really simple. We don’t need a BBC.

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Absolutely well said...

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Tonies myth. Because the overt right-wing flagwaving pseudo-patriotic propaganda of the likes of the GBfoxnews is a tad overbearing.

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He was never cancelled, don’t talk rubbish. Those who disagreed with him either didn’t buy his books or didn’t want to publish his books. Neither of those are “ cancelling “ him a total exaggeration.

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@@dianeshelton9592 These types are so hungry to be oppressed, consequences for reckless words and actions are now considered “cancellation”.

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@@SmartStart24 I know where personal responsibility. You do something wrong, it has consequences.

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​@@SmartStart24 so the ones who make everything about slavery ARENT hungry to be oppressed?

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Her type of teacher, certainly at Primary level, don't exist anymore, certainly not in England. They're dangerous because they're charismatic and can't necessarily be controlled.

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Tell that to the governments now.....

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The Thomas Cromwell portrayed/imagined by the brilliant Hilary Mantel is exactly the factual Thomas Cromwell described by David Starkey - her fabulous trilogy, “Wolf Hall’ wasn’t a saccharine coated twee novel…but a brilliantly written historical novel for us non-academics (who also have brains) to understand Cromwell’s work and his place in the ‘grand scheme of life in the period of Tudor England in which he worked whilst allowing our senses to wholly enter the world as it was during that time. Kudos to Mantel.

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Before I listen to you this evening …. my opinion is that Cromwell is the best of all the Councillors of the Kings and Queens of that period perhaps the best, until the victorians come along. Now I shall listen to the Doctor and hear who and what he actually was. Myth v reality - I love it Can’t wait Thanks for posting. Great Lecture the other night with the SDP too Dr David - very well received. 🙏

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Gibberish.

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@@basfinnis You are in a minority in such opinions, as those pesky general elections keep on proving, eh?

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Such a fantastic discourse on a pivotal and often misinterpreted figure!

[@laurat4977]

Thanks for the video, Dr. Starkey. I watched "Wolf Hall" and felt like I really needed to learn more about Cromwell. You filled in many of the blanks. It seems that Henry's "minister" was in effect his consiglieri. Quite the brilliant man.

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I didn't know about the closure of some small monasteries under Wolsey, neither did I know about the Treaty of Amiens and that 'French pension'; fantastic way to increase learning.

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David, thank you for this. I appreciate him bring up Mantel because her books and stories are just that, stories. They are made up fiction, that try to put an outlook on the 16th century. More, as David states, was always the more brilliant man. One is orthodox so in today’s culture he is the villain. More outshines Cromwell in almost all aspects in life. It’s a fact. However, Cromwell was great at his job and a cunning man. Interesting listen!

[@graphiquejack]

I actually find both More and Cromwell to be pretty ruthless and not particularly likable however they were creatures of the time and in order to thrive in Tudor England, you had to step over a lot of other people. The problem with that was you made plenty of enemies who would leap at the chance to step over you.

[@eddiecorrigan3619]

@@graphiquejack I appreciate your opinion. I just disagree about More. He was a humanist, friends of Erasmus, writer of Utopia and other great theological works, etc. How one can truly tell he was a great man- 2 reasons: He kept his reputation even in Tudor and Elizabethan England as a Catholic martyr and he is not only a saint in the Catholic Church, but also COE.

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@@eddiecorrigan3619 Respectfully, I think if your categorisation of More as a great man is dependent in a large part on him being a revered religious figure, it is potentially more subjective than you've presented it here. Whether people agree with you that he was an admirable person may well depend on whether they consider the values of the religions that venerate him (socio-cultural values, not just scriptural ones) to be worthwhile. I agree that he was an admirable man by the standards of his time. I'm just not so certain that that translates into him being someone who is universally a figure worthy of admiration.

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[@theaxe6198]

So glad you just posted this. I’m a serious fan of Mantel, but know she presents a well woven story. It’s a pleasure to hear the currently understood history of Cromwell. Interesting to hear a merit based way of rising in the social structure of England.

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Me too.

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Thank God you were given a nudge toward your own vids. Long may my education continue. Many many thanks

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[@CesarVialpando420]

I am doing the Tudors as one of the components in A level History, and almost all of what Dr Starkey is saying has not been covered at all. The aftermath of the Treaty of Amiens, in terms of royal finances is pivotal, whereas we have only been told that it was Henry's wars that ruined finances. Thank you for providing such important information that I was oblivious to

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It’s always been clear that Henry is the decider.

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Thanks again David for educating me.

[@MKHNitro]

Another fantastic video I find find it intriguing how Henry Viii was guided by Wolseley and then Cromwell and both made big mistakes dealing with Henry's marriages

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Haven't seen anyone treated as bad as Starkey by pampered woke children since Thomas Cromwell had his cut off by Henry VIII!

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Don't be giving me ideas

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Scruton was also ignominiously mistreated right before his death of cancer, which I find highly iniquitous.

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Either you lead an extremeky sheltered life or are prone to extreme exaggeration. 🙄

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Correct.

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I remember at school almost the entire subject of Henry VIII was about his wives rather than the implications of what this had.

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My lessons on Henry VIII focussed more on the character of the man and his ministers and how it effected foreign and religious policy.

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Most people know more about Jack the Ripper than they do about the entire Victorian period. 🤷‍♂️

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Thank you for a fantastic talk David .

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I'd love to see this channel tackle something outside its comfort zone like King Stephen

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[@suzannetevlin8439]

Thank you so much Doctor Starkey. I'm a long time fan. I've finally waded through the 3rd and final volume of Hilary Mantel's lugubrious, though fascinatingly so, trilogy. I then watched a Gresham College lecture on the Catholic Reformation in Tudor England, have just recieved the Diarmaid MacCulloch bio of Cromwell from the library, and now you. I'm an art historian, and lecturer (and artist). I have always been very interested in Hollbein and the later Tudor artists, so have dabbled in the cultural history of the courts. My problem with Hilary is that she does seem quite prejudiced against the Catholic majority of the time (I lived in Cambridge for 4 years so do understand the religious strife that still carries on in jolly old). Should I mention that I am Canadian? Do you have an opinion on the Diarmaid bio? Or Hilary's bias? The cover of the bio refers to Tom Cromwell as having had a revolutionary life. I guess I'd just better read the thing. eh? Thanks again. I'll be watching your talks with bated breath.

[@eileenmay7681]

I gave up with reading Mantel having waded through the Wolf Hall. I listened to the second from an audio book and am now listening to the third. It’s more manageable this way. She writes a bit like a play so listening to Ben Miles is great.

[@geoffquartermainebastin9302]

Brilliant exposition. Done apparently in one single effort without editing (as an editor, I would take out his repeated use of "famously," a small criticism). No small achievement to speak so cogently for so long without interruption. And the broader conclusions about Cromwell are worth listening to by anyone interested in politics. Thanks for this.

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Brilliant! So privileged to get this high quality content. Thank you

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Great talk. Thanks for doing this 💗

[@taniaearle4457]

Wow, literally watching The Tudors series & thinking wish I had a decent study on Cromwell 😊 Cromwell had a very difficult complex Job! Way ahead of his generation.

[@paulinefriar6916]

I love how Mr Starkey's telling of history is so deep. I always wanted more indepth history in school but had to read for myself over my life. I used to watch Shakespeare's plays & would follow a play on TV whilst reading it at the same time! ! I was voracious. Stratford upon Avon's theatre was where I went as often as I could too.

[@tracycameron5099]

I would say that Cromwell seems to have had a fantastic memory for numbers and keeping track of what noble owned what etc, as well as anything else that could be filed away in his fantastic mind as he slaved away in Henry's salt mines!

[@michaelhenault1444]

Insightful Love the insight of the ceremonial and the instrumental being at the heart of the drama. Henry takes advantage of Cromwell's contribution. Monarchs learned that lesson or suffered the consequences.

[@herminengasse6]

Excellent, fascinating lecture.

[@kylephillips6027]

Great as always Dr Starkey. Is there any chance we'll see a video of Lord Burghley soon. He served Elizabeth longer than More, Wolseley and Cromwell served Henry combined didn't he?

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Excellent lecture! 🧐

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Sublime! Rich tapestry of information on this period.

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Another thoroughly enjoyable lecture thank you Dr Starkey

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Marvelously informative and interesting video. Thank you.

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Wonderful.. The great man is back.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Thanks for discussing Thomas Cromwell, I think he’s really interesting and had some great ideas. He designed the crown takeover of church properties to endow the crown with a steady, certain income for decades to come. Henry VIII, of course, blasted through the money instead, by giving or too-generously selling the properties to his buddies and his vanity-war in France. The French indulged him by letting him “take” a few towns, while he was acting as general from his litter, too fat and unhealthy to ride, just to get rid of him. They knew he had to get his teenage dreams of military glory out of his system before he could be somewhat reasonable to deal with.

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I wish David had been my teacher at school.😭

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In the same vein as Jimmy Savile

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'twill!

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Dr Starkey your ability to put all these historical decimal points all lined up in a cohesive presentation amazes me - every time! I learn so much what I was taught in school suddenly takes up bright lights and brings it all into focus! Thank you sir for your great work❤❤😊😊