So Cromwell Loves…
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maggimae83 — 10 years ago(April 26, 2015 10:06 AM)
It may be that Cromwell was truly fond of Jane Grey, but it must also be noted that she belongs to a powerful family. So Thomas Cromwell may just be thinking who he wants as allies in the future.
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tonygumbrell — 10 years ago(July 23, 2015 09:55 PM)
A main theme in Stanley Kubrick's work is the compounding of sex and power and the corruption by and of both that leads to catastrophe or failure. Political or military power is heady stuff and stupefyingly corrupting. I recognized this in the military, where the post I was stationed at was sometimes referred to as "Peyton Place" because there was so much hanky-panky going on. At a local talk given by a popular and populist state governor, some women showed up dressed to the 'nines' and flaunted provocative displays of their sexuality. Said governor later abandoned a run for a 2nd term after paying off a woman who threatened a sexual harassment suit. People working, even as peripheral staff, near seats of power and authority can get caught up in the atmosphere of power and become stimulated or exited. That one good reason why I like Wolf Hall so much. The makers, writers et al. do a super job of depicting that stimulation, excitement, and daring that the mere proximity to highly concentrated power induces.
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LeofricsBeloved — 10 years ago(March 14, 2016 03:28 PM)
Cromwell would have loved to make Jane Seymour his wife, but sadly the King got her first.
Anne Boleyn, by most accounts, was a sexy woman though not a great beauty. She probably represented an unattainable woman to Cromwell.
He would have succumbed to Mary Boleyn's advances, but they were interrupted by her "date."
As for his sister-in-law Joanne, they were friends with benefits. With so many beauties parading around him, I doubt Cromwell would have been interested in her for long even though he appreciated her and confided in her.
The only woman he wasn't shown to lust after was Jane Rochford. Although beautiful, Jane is scary.
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