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PREVIEW: Epochs #177 | Thomas Cromwell: with Luca Johnson

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters

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Cromwell's Personal Tragedies

This chapter examines the personal losses endured by Thomas Cromwell, including the deaths of his wife and daughters from the sweating sickness in 1529. It reflects on the emotional and psychological impacts of such tragedies on historical figures and sets the context for understanding their political actions in the tumultuous Tudor period.

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