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as Thomas Cromwell more saint or sinner? In some ways that simple question is the one that’s driven our cover feature this issue. Cromwell She has painted a more sympathetic portrait of Cromwell than history has tended to offer, so we wanted to pick through the facts. Was he a crook or perhaps a patsy, taking the blame for the shifting whims of his petulant king? We hope to offer you some insight.

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