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"Andrew Johnston shows how one vital member of Henry VIII's court survived the chaos of the king's late reign, and secured the future of the kingdom. William Paget was the successor of Thomas Cromwell as Henry's secretary, trusted with overseeing the crisis of Tudor succession and management of the fierce rivalries of Henry's court. This is a dynamic story of intrigue, politics and the uncertainties of Tudor statecraft, seen through the eyes of one of Henry VIII's most powerful and overlooked courtiers"--
