THE STATESMAN AND THE FANATIC: Thomas Wolsey and Thomas More.
Pp. xii+338, 16 plates, bibliography, references, index; med. 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges faintly foxed; Constable & Company Ltd, London, 1982. First edition. *Double biography. 'Wolsey and More had much in common. Both were born in the 1470s, both became Lord Chancellor of England, both were close personal friends of Henry VIII and both were ultimately arrested at his orders on a charge of high treason, though Wolsey, unlike More, escaped execution by dying a natural death before he could be tried and convicted' [wrapper blurb]. Item #179568
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