As a fan of Tudor History, I was interested to see that there was a trilogy written with Thomas Cromwell as the main character rather than a female character. I have read a lot of novels about this period but they were all focusing on the female side. From my experience with books and shows like the Tudors that are all done to show the rise and fall of his wives you really only see sympathy for Katherine and Anne but you don't get to focus on the players in the background. I've read a lot that shows Thomas More like the good guy and Thomas Cromwell as a power-hungry man who just cares for himself but I think Hilary did a phenomenal job introducing us to what his life was like and how easy it was for things to change for men as well as women. No one was safe in the Tudor court. It definitely took a bit to get into but once I got the hang of what was happening in King Henry's timeline it was really easy to follow. I loved getting to see all of what happens within a royal court and how people rose and fell in their positions, and just how easy it was to fall and fall hard. I am very interested to see what happens in the next two books as Henry begins to stray from Anne and how Cromwell handles the backlash for being on both sides of her rise and fall and his massive failure with his support of Anne of Cleves. Also being a massive fan of Hans Holbein's art especially those he did for Henry and his wives, it was fantastic being able to see him in action as a painter and scholar. He was EXACTLY how i'd picture him being.