It takes the average reader 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Wolsey by John Matusiak
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle – yet, to some, an arrogant upstart. As Lord Chancellor to the incorrigible Henry VIII he achieved much both at home and abroad, but his failure to achieve the mighty monarch's divorce from Catherine of Aragon saw him brought to his knees. John Matusiak explores the pragmatic cardinal's life and career to uncover a man of contradictions and extremes whose meteoric rise was marked by an equally inexorable descent into desperation, as he attempted in vain to satisfy the tempestuous master whose ambition ultimately broke him. Far from being another familiar portrait of an overweight and overweening spider or cautionary tale of pride preceding a fall, this is the gripping story of how consummate talent, noble intentions and an eagle eye for the main chance can contrive with the vagaries of power politics to raise an individual to unheard of heights before finally consuming him.
Wolsey by John Matusiak is 475 pages long, and a total of 121,125 words.
This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 1 minute to read Wolsey aloud.
Wolsey is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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