Ty for uploading. Fascinating details about Cromwell. Brilliant lecture. Am dying to read MacCulloch’s book! Hillary Mantel’s books on Cromwell were phenomenal.
Surprised to learn Anne Boleyn and Cromwell were enemies and Cromwell and Lady Mary were allies. Makes sense, though, since Anne was almost entirely responsible for Wolsey's fall. I can see where Cromwell would have detested her.
I know MacCulloch says that there have been no new letters since the last volume was published but I hate the author/translator of the letters, Roger Merriman, so much. He is clearly very biased against Cromwell and makes it clear on almost every page of the accompanying biography. I don't trust his read on the letters and I'd love to see someone at least a bit more neutral interpreting the letters.
Interesting still in 2022. DNA evidence bears out that Walter Cromwell, Thomas' father/Oliver Cromwell came from Ireland, but did not start there. They are English. There is however an Italian connection.
Just a side note on pronunciation. In the Irish language the pronunciation of Cromwell’s name is identical to that of McCulloch. Strengthens the Irish connection.
Although I enjoyed the book on Cromwel, it really is a biography padded using facts that are barely tangential to Cromwell. In MacCulloch's talks on Cromwell he indulges too much on his theory of how to pronounce the Cromwell name using shifting evidence he does not use in the book. Including a possible quil-o by Henry because autocorrect didn't exist on parchment. It is possible with the passage of time, MacClloch is speaking more from fancy than fact. Pay less attention to what an historian says and more to what they write. With the written word, they feel more Under Oath.
"Cromwell's family was of Irish decent, now that would be an interesting project!" Darn right it would. Almost makes me want to become a historian. Pity I haven't the slightest chance of becoming university educated.
This is what I want to see/hear on youtube-more please!!
Ty for uploading. Fascinating details about Cromwell. Brilliant lecture. Am dying to read MacCulloch’s book! Hillary Mantel’s books on Cromwell were phenomenal.
Yes they were! Just finished The Mirror and the Light - just brilliant.
hear, hear! Great lecture! Thank you for the upload!
Tremendously interesting and informative. Looking forward to reading the book.
Mark Rylance could never look boring! Tch!
Interesting details, thank you very much.
Surprised to learn Anne Boleyn and Cromwell were enemies and Cromwell and Lady Mary were allies. Makes sense, though, since Anne was almost entirely responsible for Wolsey's fall. I can see where Cromwell would have detested her.
Thst comes out in the books
Excellent lecture, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent!
Brilliant
Cromwell and Boleyn sees as allies?! That has never ever made sense to me.
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Can you please put the links to the other of MacCulloch's Cromwell lectures in the blurb? Thanks
Excellent.
I know MacCulloch says that there have been no new letters since the last volume was published but I hate the author/translator of the letters, Roger Merriman, so much. He is clearly very biased against Cromwell and makes it clear on almost every page of the accompanying biography. I don't trust his read on the letters and I'd love to see someone at least a bit more neutral interpreting the letters.
"The competition in tombness at the time" :-)
That was funny to me too. LOL
Interesting still in 2022. DNA evidence bears out that Walter Cromwell, Thomas' father/Oliver Cromwell came from Ireland, but did not start there. They are English. There is however an Italian connection.
Just a side note on pronunciation. In the Irish language the pronunciation of Cromwell’s name is identical to that of McCulloch. Strengthens the Irish connection.
@@DonalLeader They were still ethnically English.
Although I enjoyed the book on Cromwel, it really is a biography padded using facts that are barely tangential to Cromwell. In MacCulloch's talks on Cromwell he indulges too much on his theory of how to pronounce the Cromwell name using shifting evidence he does not use in the book. Including a possible quil-o by Henry because autocorrect didn't exist on parchment. It is possible with the passage of time, MacClloch is speaking more from fancy than fact. Pay less attention to what an historian says and more to what they write. With the written word, they feel more Under Oath.
If there from an Anglo family in Ireland they ain't Irish.
"Cromwell's family was of Irish decent, now that would be an interesting project!" Darn right it would. Almost makes me want to become a historian. Pity I haven't the slightest chance of becoming university educated.
Don't need a University education, Jenny. Just passion....like Cromwell? Go for it. I'll be waiting to read your book :)
@@camt9967 me too
Never too late
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Just another heretical version by a modernist. I’ve learned a lot from people like him. I learned it is all about feeling”s and not truth
No, you've learned about your own bias.
@@camt9967 Haven't we all?
Read McCulloch's biography of Cromwell. Almost painfully full of documented details with a huge section of footnotes.
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