Book description
>Katherine of Aragon. And it falls to the hapless Michael
Throckmorton -
the younger son of an impecunious titled family - to become Thomas
Cromwell's messenger to Pole in Rome.
This dubious privilege makes of Throckmorton's life a tragicomedy of
endless journeys back and forth between England and Italy, but
it also
makes him a canny observer of the great dramas of his
time. And like his
King, he too nurses a thwarted desire.
>falls to Reginald Pole to make the case for Henry's divorce from
As the King's young cousin, an admired scholar living in Italy, it
'A thoughtful, often witty book and well worth the read' Kathy
Stevenson, Daily Mail 'A splendid debut about Michael Throckmorton's
endless journeys across Europe on behalf of his master, the future
Cardinal Pole. Again, the object of the quest is to find reasons to
doubt the legitimacy of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon' AN
Wilson, Financial Times 'If you loved Wolf Hall, you will delight in The
Courier's Tale' Carmen Callil >Katherine of Aragon. And it falls to
the hapless Michael Throckmorton -
the younger son of an impecunious titled family - to become Thomas
Cromwell's messenger to Pole in Rome.
This dubious privilege makes of Throckmorton's life a tragicomedy of
endless journeys back and forth between England and Italy, but
it also
makes him a canny observer of the great dramas of his
time. And like his
King, he too nurses a thwarted desire.
>falls to Reginald Pole to make the case for Henry's divorce from
As the King's young cousin, an admired scholar living in Italy, it
