In May 1536, Anne Bolin, Henry's second wife, and her five accomplices all died.With the axe falling, Thomas Cromwell emerged from the bloody massacre and continued his climb to power and wealth, while his awesome master, Henry, lived a short and happy life with his third queen, Jane Seymour.Cromwell, a man whose mind can rely on, no big family to support him, no private army.In this cruel and bloody era, Cromwell faces moral complexity while exercising power. He is in a dilemma: on the one hand, the desire to do the right thing, and on the other hand, the instinct to survive.But after Henry VIII executed his queen, no one was safe.Despite domestic rebellions, traitors plotting abroad, and the threat of invasion pushes the Henry regime to the brink of collapse, Cromwell's strong imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future.The whole of England was at his feet, and the time for innovation and reformation was ripe.But as the wheel of fate rotates, Cromwell's enemies are gathering in the shadows.The inevitable question remains: How long can anyone survive Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze?