The Cardinal: from the Sunday Times bestseller, the gripping new novel about the man behind the Tudor...

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Alison Weir

The Cardinal

from the Sunday Times bestseller, the gripping new novel about the man behind the Tudor crown...

Alison Weir

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27 May 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction

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Step into the thrill and intrigue of Tudor England in the rich, compelling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Alison Weir.

'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' BARBARA ERSKINE

AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE TO POWER. A TRAGIC FALL FROM GRACE.

It begins with young Tom Wolsey, the bright and brilliant son of a Suffolk tradesman, sent to study at Oxford at just eleven years old.

It ends with a disgraced cardinal, cast from the King's side and estranged from the woman he loves.

The years in between tell the story of a scholar and a lover, a father and a priest. From the court of Henry VIII, Tom builds a powerful empire of church and state. At home in London, away from prying eyes, he finds joy in a secret second life.

But when King Henry, his cherished friend, demands the ultimate sacrifice, what will Wolsey choose?

Alison Weir's riveting new Tudor novel reveals the two lives of Cardinal Wolsey, a tale of power, passion and ambition.

PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR'S TUDOR FICTION

'Alison Weir gives us her most compelling heroine yet... This is where the story of the Tudors begins' TRACY BORMAN

'History has the best stories and they should all be told like this' CONN IGGULDEN

'As always, Alison Weir is ahead of the curve - and at the top of her game' SARAH GRISTWOOD

'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GUARDIAN

'Profoundly moving... lingers long after the last page' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE

By: Alison Weir
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 583g
ISBN: 9781035416202
ISBN 10: 1035416204
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 27 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alison Weir is a bestselling historical novelist of Tudor fiction, and the leading female historian in the United Kingdom. She has published more than thirty books, including many leading works of non-fiction, and has sold over three million copies worldwide. Her novels include the Tudor Rose trilogy, which spans three generations of history's most iconic family - the Tudors, and the highly acclaimed Six Tudor Queens series about the wives of Henry VIII, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Alison is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary life patron of Historic Royal Palaces.

Reviews for The Cardinal: from the Sunday Times bestseller, the gripping new novel about the man behind the Tudor crown

Wolsey leaps from the page in all his brilliance, complexity and humanity . . . Nobody brings historical characters to life like Alison Weir -- Tracy Borman, author of Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I Illuminating, emotional, fascinating you right there with Wolsey until the end -- Kate Williams Through Weir's evocative prose we are taken into Wolsey's world, with his inevitable fall as heartbreaking as his rise was exhilarating -- Elizabeth Norton In this pacy narrative, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey becomes more than just a historical figure - his personality and the twists and turns of his rise and fall leap from every page -- Nicola Tallis Vibrant and informative . . . The Cardinal at last turns the spotlight on the great figure lurking behind the Cromwell of Wolf Hall -- Sarah Gristwood