I truly love history books…especially anything Tudors. This particular book is about King Henry VIII’s right hand man, Cardinal Wolsey. Going from the beginning of his life to the end when Henry meets Anne Boleyn. Pick up this book, it’s one of Alison Weir’s best novels.

The Cardinal, by Alison Weir, focuses on a man who was the puppet master behind Henry VIII's reign, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey... until the king decides he's just another one of his puppets after all. A fascinating account of one man's meteoric rise (from the son of a tradesman to an international power broker), and eventual stunning fall, in Tudor England. Weir truly brings these real characters from the past to impassioned, colorful life. A fascinating read! Highly recommend!!!

I really enjoy books about the Henry VIII time in history. I really enjoyed reading this book, and this part of the history.
This book was clearly well researched and very well written. I highly recommend it.

The Cardinal by Alison Weir was such a good book. This story was a masterpiece! I totally recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic.

A wonderful story of Cardinal Wolsey.
It's about time he got his own story. Thank you Mrs.Weir for a fabulous one!
I loved how she brought this man to life for us readers to see what he's really like.
For me, I couldn't stand him. He didn't resonate with me at all.
He was greedy for himself. Ugh
A bad influence on Henry the 8th. I think eventually Henry would have come to those conclusions once and for all himself.
This novel made me feel lucky that I wasn't born then. All the evil hersey. Oh my!
I loved the secondary characters too.
To me, they are what made this story.
I was drawn in from beginning until end.
I wanted to see what made Wolsey tick so to speak. Mostly jealousy from what I gathered. He wanted more and more power.
I love anything Tudor so I was happy to see this book. Was I disappointed? No, I was NOT! I'm never disappointed in Weir's books. They are always interesting.
It's why I choose to read them but this time I was invited to read it.
5 stars for a fantastic story. I highly recommend
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

The Cardinal by new to me author Alison Weir, published by Penguin Randomhouse Ballantine, is a historical fiction story set in the 1486ties. A story that spans decades telling the story of Tom Wolsey.
Tom is a" bright and brilliant "man, the son of a tradesman, who's going to make his way in the Tudor Age in England.
Well written, interesting, suspenseful, literally unputdownable, 4 beautiful stars.

I loved this book so much. If you have ever watched The Tudors, then you will like this book it hits on the Cardinals story and with the show I can picture it all. I loved seeing how the Cardinal started out and how everything happened. He played such a big role in England at the time and to have a story based on him and not Henry and his wives' is amazing. If you like history and are interested in the Tudor rule this is a good book to read.