Anne Arundel County has moved closer to allowing Maryland to try to create a vibrant apartment community at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie the County Council passed an amendment to rezone approximately 16 acres at the state-owned transit hub to allow up to 44 residences per acre This was the second time the measure was brought to a vote. The council voted it down 4-3 on April 21 who represents the district encompassing the station expressing concern about a lack of community involvement Maryland transportation and housing officials who had said they would only invest in the property if it was rezoned as well as County Executive Steuart Pittman scrambled to talk with leaders in the Ferndale community surrounding the station about officials’ vision for the property The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one. this much is certain: Cromwell Station is a perfect spot for transit-oriented development That has never been the issue,” Smith said Thursday now urging his colleagues to vote for the amendment to rezone the property “While I still have concerns about the speed of the land use changes over the last week what gives me hope and hopefully the community some comfort Smith said he was able to bring the amendment to leaders of the Greater Ferndale Community Civic Association whose membership voted Wednesday on whether to support the proposal “The results given to me were roughly half and half,” Smith said “While they might not always agree with every decision that I make even the half that didn’t necessarily want to move forward what I am comforted with is they were involved and aware of what was going on before we made the decision.” The amendment paves the way for the state to start the process of bringing transit-oriented development to Cromwell Station State officials had told Smith they were prepared to begin the development process in the fiscal year beginning in July — but only if the property was rezoned Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld welcomed the rezoning in a statement Thursday “The Council’s action enables MDOT to begin the process of delivering a meaningful Transit Oriented-Development that builds ridership in our transit system and makes good on the planned investments in transit in Governor Moore’s recently passed transportation budget,” Wiedefeld said “We look forward to moving this forward and engaging all of the critical partners and stakeholders Under Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, the state has accelerated plans to redevelop parking lots next to its transportation hubs with apartments Officials say such projects would reduce the state’s housing shortage ease traffic by keeping cars off roads and bolster ridership of its underutilized mass transit trains The state is already in the process of developing its MARC station in Odenton with the county’s support Transit-oriented development also features prominently in Anne Arundel County planning documents which identified Cromwell Station as a promising site “If you go back into the plans that have been laid before us since about 1997 transit-oriented development has been targeted here,” said Councilwoman Allison Pickard Pickard originally moved the state-requested rezoning amendment when Smith passed on it She implored her colleagues to vote in favor of it the first time and doubled down on her arguments Thursday “If you’re going to build housing near a transit station that’s where your density will be,” Pickard said “What you should really think about is how many people are getting off the road because they choose to take the light rail all the way to Baltimore to work.” She celebrated the vote in an interview following Thursday’s meeting describing it as an “exciting time for North County.” The Cromwell Station project aligns with the county’s effort to revitalize the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard corridor in Glen Burnie “Without that 24/7 activity of residential living It will be a vibrant community,” Pickard told The Banner She is leading efforts to reimagine the Glen Burnie Town Center which is less than a mile from Cromwell Station Eventual residents of a community at the light rail will be able to walk to the town center and “have an ice cream cone The amendment would allow for up to 704 residences on the 16-acre property but Pickard said most development projects in the county only reach about 70% of the maximum allowed because of environmental regulations and other oversight Smith said he and the community were relieved to find out that the state only wanted to rezone 16 acres rather than the more than 200 acres it owns around Cromwell Forty-four units per acre on the larger site would have equated to a “little city,” he said The community’s concern about Cromwell Station largely centers on crime and safety A “healthy conversation” with Pittman left him believing the county and state “can at least mitigate some of their concern.” a Democrat who represents the western part of the county said revitalizing the area would go a long way toward reducing crime small businesses and homes around the station any public safety issues are going to be mitigated,” Hummer said “I think we all know that some of our train stations right now look like big empty parking lots that aren’t the most inviting places to be sometimes and so anything but that would be an improvement.” A final vote on the comprehensive rezoning bill that includes Cromwell Station is set for Monday night Alex Mann alex.mann@thebaltimorebanner.com Alex Mann covers Anne Arundel County for The Baltimore Banner He was a 2023 finalist for the Livingston Awards in local reporting he wrote for The Capital and for The Carroll County Times Welcome to The Banner's subscriber-only commenting community. 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If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com Conway tells the world what he really thinks of his old friend I get that everyone is entitled to due process and that Bob [Giuffra] and his firm should be able to represent whomever they want But I told him it was wrong for him to do a favor like that for a guy who is openly trying to destroy our legal and constitutional system — Former Wachtell partner turned political commentator George Conway opened up to Rolling Stone about the schism in his friendship with Sullivan & Cromwell chair Bob Giuffra. Conway shared his frank assessment of Giuffra who served as his best man in his wedding to Kellyanne Conway how appalling is it that Trump — an outright criminal who should have gone to jail for far more than he was convicted of — is using his official power to punish lawyers for representing innocent people he doesn’t like and to deny people the very due process he’s getting And yet there’s [Giuffra’s firm] Sullivan & Cromwell and his firm should be embarrassed.” and intense portrayal of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light marks the culmination of a decade-long journey Rylance reflects on revisiting Cromwell and the emotional evolution of the character Rylance also delves into Cromwell’s hyper-vigilance and vulnerabilities and the realities of his being torn between reforming the world and surviving it [Note: This interview contains spoilers related to Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Episode 6.] Ten years have passed between your portrayals of Thomas Cromwell Did the passage of time lead you to bring anything different to him You can’t help but reveal yourself when you do anything artistic the events of the years since we made the first series and this new one have had profound effects I’ve also done a lot more film work in those years than I had done in the years previous to it But you’re talking really about the soul of artists and that keeps changing all the time What was it like for you to have such an intensity for Cromwell to have this near constant hyper-vigilance and hyper-awareness not knowing if he was like the hunted or the hunter during the run of this Cromwell carries a bit of rue and rosemary in his hands that he crunches to smell but the only thing he doesn’t remember is what he doesn’t know 900 plus pages of his thoughts and his observations Hilary [Mantel] writes that he thinks about other people Sometimes four or five pages will go by before he answers yes he will have thought all these wonderful different thoughts about things very busy and capable and saw things through and knew the income and the names and the history of all the powerful people in England there’s feelings and other things going on that are uplifting and undermining What has it been like for you to leave Cromwell behind after this long journey with him and you find something that you wish you had [In this case] there are a lot of things I’m very glad I don’t have But I wish I had his sense of self-worth and sense of authority that in itself gets transformed towards the end of his life it’s in me and I was able to find it and play it in a way that when I look at the TV series Did you have a favorite scene with Damian Lewis the last scene when we talk about [having gone] to Kent and Cromwell knows he never went to Kent I love the space he takes before and the care with which he contradicts the King’s reality There’s almost an acceptance that he’s done with me I wanted to think of Cromwell’s motives as pure In Cromwell there is his ambition and there’s some authenticity to his beliefs Can you speak a little bit about those parts of him That’s a great thing to remind me of; this is a story of a common man he really does get an opportunity to change the world and the opportunity matches the skills that he has So that’s a remarkable thing to happen in a life I only ever had a lot of responsibility when I ran Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre for ten years Initially you suffer a lot of fools because you don’t know who’s who … People come to know you more and they know your weaknesses and your strengths and you know your weaknesses and strengths And some of the mistakes you make are not easy to wash off your conscience tiny taste of what someone like Cromwell faced I was shocked by the scene when the common people have risen up in ignorance; they’re being misled His response is to bluff them until it’s winter and then we will go in and kill the leaders His teeth show at different points in this last episode If you could ask Cromwell one question what would it be sometimes he thinks he would like to marry again as it is seven years since he lost Elizabeth and his daughters but no woman would tolerate this kind of life [and] I came to feel after a month of filming that I was playing a woman within a man I feel she’s really channeling something from him I can’t imagine that this enormous amount of work she put into this was just to do with history There was something that he unlocked in her as an artist and a writer I feel like Cardinal Wolsey is at the center of this and that the love Cromwell has for Wolsey is why he collapses after seeing Dorothea I feel like we’re given some comfort—as if we’re being shown Cromwell is forgiven The Cardinal is the one who dubs him a butcher’s dog I based a certain part of [Cromwell] on my dog … The loyalty to a master who treats you well never goes away And that’s the animal basic element of this character I play Cromwell towards Wolsey and then towards the King … There’s an enormous amount of loyalty and connection [and] Wolsey is definitely the very heart of it Damian was saying [it’s true for] the King as well both of them very tied up in loyalty to Wolsey and regret about what happened to Wolsey in their different ways Perhaps that’s partly why the King is unable to forgive Cromwell I certainly [found] it incredibly hard to act that [final] scene I feared when I walked onto the platform and saw [the executioner] drunk and then a crowd of people who despise you and are spitting at you and hurling insults [He’s] not going to give you what you want I suspect [Cromwell] was made of harder stuff But what’s another beautiful thing I was seeing today that Hilary wrote very early on in the book with everything that is mined from the earth or forged everything that is made molten or wrought or given a cutting edge … He has an affinity with the edge of that ax Do you have anything that you might want to share with audiences whose hearts are utterly broken because of Cromwell’s end Maybe your brother or your sister is your boss … Or  you’re dealing with prime ministers and presidents and state if you can decipher and imagine what [he] might have done differently that would’ve meant that he didn’t get his head cut off but … a good thing I think would well cheer his spirit up More of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Subscribe to the free MASTERPIECE newsletter for updates on shows like Miss Austen No, thanks By: 6:30 am on April 15 Permits have been filed for a 13-story residential building at 1408 Cromwell Avenue in Mount Eden Located between Macombs Road and West 170th Street the lot is near the 170th Street subway station Shaya Seidenfeld of MZS Realty is listed as the owner behind the applications The proposed 121-foot-tall development will yield 61,744 square feet designated for residential space most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 671 square feet The concrete-based structure will also have a 25-foot-long rear yard but no accessory parking Kao Hwa Lee Architects is listed as the architect of record Demolition permits have not been filed yet An estimated completion date has not been announced Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews ga('send', 'event', 'beautyofblock', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Standard_336x280-100-2.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); 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and a host of many cousins Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page [Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light series finale.] Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall book trilogy puts historical figure Thomas Cromwell into a more favorable spotlight The Tudor-era figure is known for masterminding the separation of the Church of England from Rome and playing a major role in the English Reformation era But even his close bond with King Henry VIII couldn’t save Cromwell from the same fate that befell two of Henry’s wives This intentionally drew a connection between Cromwell and Henry’s doomed second wife (Anne was the first of Henry’s two wives that were beheaded The failed marriage with Anne of Cleves was one of the tipping points leading to Cromwell’s execution.) The Mirror and the Light opened its first episode with a shot of Cromwell and the arrested Boleyn in a boat on its way to the Tower of London where the queen would live out the rest of her days before her beheading The finale recreated that same shot on the river only this time with Cromwell as the incarcerated passenger “Cromwell was very conflicted when he took Anne Boleyn to the tower at the end of the finale episode of the first series of Wolf Hall He felt it was a real waste,” director and showrunner Peter Kosminsky tells TV Insider “She was an incredibly talented person who saw eye to eye with him politically in so many ways But King Henry VIII had made it clear to him that it was him or her… So that seat in that boat the seat that Anne Boleyn occupied heading for the tower felt to Cromwell like he was just inches away from being in that seat himself And here we are four years later at the start of the final episode of the second and final series where Cromwell does indeed find himself in that seat in the boat So I tried to recreate it so it looked almost identical to the shot that we had used for Anne in that first series 10 years ago just so that the parallel for the audience and the uncomfortable parallel for Cromwell himself would be at its most acute.” This was just the perception of Cromwell’s actions and not his intent as he tried to explain in a gripping 15-minute interrogation scene in the finale The series ended with Cromwell’s execution the scene switched to a more peaceful sight: the garden of the home at which Cromwell had hoped to live out his retirement Kosminsky explains the decision to end the series here with no resolution following Cromwell’s execution Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell (Playground Television UK Ltd) “It would’ve been very tempting to see what happened afterwards,” Kosminsky says “And I did allow the audience to just glimpse a couple of little moments by visiting some of the characters as Cromwell is walking to the scaffold is built on the idea that we see everything from Cromwell’s point of view It always enters the room with him tracking in on his shoulder normally It’s a point of view and reaction-style of shooting — on his shoulder The audience never has the advantage of Cromwell It never learns something that he doesn’t know the audience is in the dark trying to guess what’s going on in the same way he is if the whole thing is told from his point of view Cromwell didn’t go down without a fight. The climax of the finale was the interrogation scene featuring Rylance, Timothy Spall‘s Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings‘ Stephen Gardiner, Tom Mothersdale’s Richard Rich, and Harry Melling‘s Thomas Wriothesley Cromwell entered this battle of wits assuming he would be exonerated in the end Henry’s refusal to see Cromwell in person paired with a lack of action in response to his letter begging for mercy Kosminsky says the interrogation scene “was about 25 pages of script” filmed in just two days They originally carved out three days to film this climactic scene but an illness among the cast forced them to cut that time down all those actors sitting around that table needed to run unbroken probably eight or 10 times about 16 pages of dialogue and complicated dialogue with pace and attack and interrogation,” Kosminsky reveals There was no reshooting for the first 16 pages on day two bearing in mind that you’ve only just got the evening before to learn it,” Kosminsky explains noting that these are stage actors who are very good at remembering dialogue “but the detail of the learning happens the night before So they had to retrieve what they’d done the previous day and do another eight pages [on day two] It was one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in 45 years of program making.” The interrogation scene is meant to depict Cromwell’s descent from the steely figure with an endless supply of bite into a man accepting defeat. “What I really like about the scene is, you see how far Thomas has traveled from when we first met him,” Peter Straughan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Conclave who wrote every single Wolf Hall episode “Because he was always fast on his feet He was always clever and he could always out-talk and out-dance anyone else Every time they throw an accusation at him But there’s also this sort of weariness almost bordering on despair that creeps in.” “Peter [Kosminsky] and I talked about this I always felt in the end that it’s Cromwell that decides that Cromwell won’t go any further rather than the world,” Straughan adds “One of my favorite moments in the last episode is when he says he sort of breaks off the argument and says what are you going to do when I’m not here anymore What’s going to happen to Britain when I’m not here anymore When it’s just you and the French will use you and he’s not so much worried about saving his own life at that point He’s thinking about all the work he’s done being undone by these idiots who he already knows in a way are going to have victory over him.” Straughan sees a parallel between Cromwell and Boleyn in this interrogation Cromwell beginning this scene with the belief he’ll survive is like Boleyn “looking back over her shoulder as she walks to the scaffold,” as seen in the Wolf Hall finale and The Mirror and the Light‘s opening scene “Cromwell says it’s because she still thinks even now that he might come and save her,” Straughan explains and there’s “a little bit of Cromwell” who hopes the same for himself I can stop this,’ because he’s sentimental in a way And also [Henry] values loyalty even though he cuts people off.” Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII (Playground Television UK Ltd) According to Straughan, Cromwell knew hope was lost when “Rafe [Thomas Brodie-Sangster] reads the letter to Henry and Henry says don’t repeat it again.’ Cromwell thinks Cromwell is one of Henry’s closest confidantes up until the disastrous failure of a marriage to Anne of Cleves (Dana Herfurth) Lewis says that “like all powerful people they like having someone around them that speaks truth to that power until they don’t like it anymore And that’s when they’re at their most dangerous He has loved Cromwell…He’s really the only person who actually speaks directly to Henry and is prepared to contradict him So there is a respect and a love there.” Then why couldn’t Henry show his friend mercy He becomes increasingly paranoid and worried about England’s place in the world and the Tudor Dynasty’s place in the world He’s elevated him so he can bring him down I think that’s how Henry thinks.” One of Lewis’ final scenes as the infamous monarch is when Rafe reads him Cromwell’s final plea He’s sorrowful and tearful hearing Cromwell nobly beg for mercy Lewis thinks Henry came very close to doing so “It’s not dissimilar to the way he felt when he heard about Wolsey’s death or Wolsey being cast out north Cromwell pleads with his king and his master and despite Wolsey’s warnings has almost dared call him a friend at times And I think he very nearly pardons him in that moment And I don’t think he can change his mind once he’s set his course.” Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Timothy Spall as Duke of Norfolk (Playground Television UK Ltd) Viewers hear Rafe tell Cromwell in voiceover that he thought he saw a glimmer of hope that Henry would choose mercy The audience sees this look on Henry’s face as Rafe is describing it Lewis says the meaning of that look is “for the audience members to interpret it for themselves,” but “he loved this man “It is a sympathetic portrayal of Cromwell through Hilary Mantel’s books but this is the man who tore down abbeys and the great houses and monasteries in Henry’s name and went pillaging and marauding and redistributed a lot of that stuff to his friends and kept some of it for himself,” Lewis continues “He has been unbelievably loyal to Henry He talks about being Cardinal Wolsey’s dog but he’s got closer to the king than that it’s a very complex moment for Henry.” No matter how many Tudor-era tales get adapted onscreen no matter how much room for sympathy there is or isn’t for these powerful men one constant truth about this time period remains true: very few people get close to King Henry VIII and live to tell the tale As Norfolk says at the end of the interrogation scene it’s foolish for anyone to think they’ll be any different That’s Straughan’s favorite moment of the scene ‘You think you’re so invaluable We’re his tools.’ And he says it almost with this fellow feeling,” Straughan explains “I really love that moment because Norfolk understands how there’s no room in the court really for the human And Cromwell in the end is brought down by the human He’s loyal to his master’s memory He exposes himself to danger unnecessarily because he’s human and because he still has human values.” And that’s his “fatal error.” Sign Up Copyright © 2022 ALM Media Properties, LLC. How Bob Giuffra ended up in those discussions appears to be in dispute, and a Sullivan & Cromwell spokesperson said there’s been a "misunderstanding of the facts." By Patrick Smith By Dan Roe Reporter Robert "Bob" Giuffra co-chair of prominent Am Law 100 firm Sullivan & Cromwell became known as a legal adviser to the president once he took on Donald Trump's New York criminal appeal but it was Giuffra's key role in helping to negotiate the controversial pro bono deal between the White House and Paul Wharton & Garrison that turned heads across the legal industry Giuffra negotiated with Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp; the firm’s outside counsel of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; and Trump personal counsel Boris Epshteyn to come to a consensus on Paul Weiss deal terms that would rescind the president's March 14 executive order against the firm The Recorder The Legal Intelligencer New York Law Journal The American Lawyer National Law Journal Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc Read More Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment Read More Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls Read More a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement Read More Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase Read More Browse More Resources Already have an account? Sign In Caesars Entertainment and Lisa Vanderpump will transform The Cromwell into The Vanderpump Hotel, bringing the television star's signature style to the Las Vegas Strip by early 2026 The standalone boutique hotel at Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road will undergo complete renovation beginning summer 2025 "I am thrilled to once again be partnering with Caesars Entertainment this time to venture into the hotel business," Vanderpump said "What an extraordinary opportunity to develop this iconic location into something unique and our mission is to create something sumptuous with a unique atmosphere." This marks Vanderpump's first hotel project including Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace Wolf by Vanderpump at Harveys Lake Tahoe and Pinky's by Vanderpump at Flamingo Las Vegas "We've had a phenomenal partnership with Lisa developing three very successful restaurants in Las Vegas," said Sean McBurney regional president of Caesars Entertainment "Now we get to take Lisa's vision and expertise to the next level – infusing her talent and creativity into an entire hotel at the most incredible location on the Las Vegas Strip." introduce a new lounge and redesign all 188 guest rooms and suites with bespoke furnishings and lighting fixtures created specifically for the location "The Vanderpump Hotel represents the identity behind the name we know and respect – Lisa Vanderpump – whose strong signature style and passion for hospitality are unmatched," said Terrence O'Donnell The hotel currently houses Giada De Laurentiis' restaurant GIADA Drai's After Hours and a Caesars Sportsbook The Cromwell will remain operational during the transformation More details will be announced as the project progresses Editor’s Note: This article was generated by AI based on a press release distributed by Caesers Entertainment It was fact-checked and reviewed by a TravelAge West editor Copyright © 2025 Northstar Travel Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 301 Route 17 N, Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: (201) 902-2000 musings about the actor and the characters he brings to life “It seems fairly redundant to say “Damian Lewis is a good actor” the biggest guy in the room in name and stature if not ever actual presence something flawed in the hull and he knows it.” Wolf Hall is one of the best things that ever happened to TV Peter Straughan’s script is wonderfully condensed with most of the conversation coming directly from Mantel’s pen Hearing some of the best lines I have ever read spoken by the characters is delightful Peter Kosminsky’s directing is flawless And while some characters needed to be recast the continuity is beyond impressive that you don’t feel the nine-year interval between the two productions The entire cast gives a masterclass in acting Continue reading “Damian Lewis as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light” Welcome back to Court and to the final episode of “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” Step inside the Tudor Dynasty with us as we handpick our favorite superlatives for each episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – from ‘who wore it best’ fashionable costume and top villain to outstanding scene and perfect cinematography – and everything else in between Continue reading “Best of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Episode 6 Finale “Light”” will there?” – Thomas Cromwell No jury. No trial. Only an interrogation team, perfectly convinced about Thomas Cromwell being a traitor, asking ridiculous questions. And an Act of Attainder which Cromwell himself also used against others Welcome back to Court and to episode five of “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” and I can only think that is because what Henry saw in the mirror of Anne of Cleves’ eyes was something that shook him to the core From hole-in-the-walls to Michelin-starred restaurants Billions characters know how to eat well This book has more than 100 iconic NYC spots featured on the show - get a copy Enter your email address to find the new Fan Fun post in your mailbox every morning How *did* the Biglaw deals with Trump get started and forever changed the relationship between the biggest and most powerful law firms and the creep of authoritarianism Bill Burck of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan represented PW during the negotiations and Trump personal counsel Boris Epshteyn was involved S&C took on Donald Trump’s criminal appeal (to much internal strife), so there’s been speculation that’s how Giuffra got roped into selling out Biglaw. But according to reporting by Law.com S&C says Giuffra was brought into the matter by a PW partner: According to a source familiar with the matter a Paul Weiss partner reached out to a friend soon after Trump signed the executive order against Paul Weiss the Paul Weiss partner—whose identity is not clear—asked for Farley’s help in securing a meeting with the White House (Farley at one point was considered a contender to be Trump’s choice to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.) Farley offered to contact Giuffra but only after the Paul Weiss partner confirmed with him that Karp had approved the request to ask for Giuffra’s help Giuffra’s involvement in this matter prior to March 19th,” which was when the negotiations between PW and Trump began Patriots CEO Robert Kraft was also involved in the March 19th deal for reasons that remain unclear Karp and Giuffra got to talking they hashed out the Very Important™ national security and discrimination issues that were the facial justification for the Paul Weiss EO During the March 19 Oval Office meeting between Trump and Karp The president asked who was the better lawyer between the two Giuffra responded by saying he was the better golfer Trump and Giuffra proceeded to talk about golf for about 15 minutes according to a source familiar with the events Karp, Burck, Giuffra and Epshteyn were left by Trump to hammer out the terms of the deal. And like every deal that’s totally legit, not at all sketchy and not subject to the whims of an egotistical bully The entire situation has left many wondering what role Giuffra really has in the administration Giuffra also answered questions from his partners about his role in the PW deal once that became public But he says that the first deal was the only he was involved in A Sullivan & Cromwell spokesperson said there’s been a “misunderstanding of the facts.” Giuffra has had no role in deal talks with firms besides Paul Weiss and hasn’t known about any law firm executive order until they were issued “He had no knowledge of any law firm executive orders (including the Paul Weiss Executive Order) before those orders became public and no involvement in any of the other law firm resolutions except for Paul Weiss,” the firm’s spokesperson said Also noteworthy is S&Cs silence on the EOs targeting Biglaw firms and the chilling impact they’ve had on the industry A sprawling but sparsely used parking lot at Glen Burnie’s Cromwell light rail station looks like opportunity for Maryland officials who are prepared to invest state dollars to transform the largely vacant space into a bustling housing and commercial development Anne Arundel County officials agree with the state’s vision — mostly But the failure of a recent rezoning amendment before the County Council to allow greater housing density on the approximately 16-acre state-owned site abutting the end-of-the-line station puts the project at a crossroad While state officials wouldn’t say they’d abandon the project if the County Council doesn’t change the zoning Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said in an interview that Democratic Gov Wes Moore’s administration came to the county with hopes of bringing so-called “transit-oriented development” to Cromwell Station but that the state typically invests money “where the zoning is friendly.” Pittman said the “the state will not prioritize that site” for transit-oriented development if the county doesn’t rezone it to its highest density mixed-use category And in a recent letter to Councilman Pete Smith Wiedefeld and Housing Secretary Jake Day said: “This can only occur if the site is rezoned.” Under Moore, the state has ramped up plans to redevelop parking lots next to its transportation hubs with apartments ease traffic by keeping cars off roads and bolster ridership of its underutilized trains Transit-oriented development also features throughout Anne Arundel’s general development plan with Cromwell Station identified specifically The state approached Anne Arundel about changing the property’s zoning to mixed-use urban near the end of the county’s comprehensive rezoning process for the area encompassing the station a Democrat who represents the northernmost part of the county had first right of refusal to introduce a rezoning amendment “I wasn’t necessarily enthusiastic about the request coming at the last minute,” said Smith adding that he didn’t have an opportunity to discuss the proposed change with leaders of the Ferndale community around the station Smith said he wants mixed-use development at Cromwell Station but he’s not sure it should be the highest density — adding that the community should have a say “I was surprised and a little shocked,” said Councilwoman Allison Pickard a Democrat who represents the district just south of Smith’s We want to be able to take advantage of this moment in time.” Pickard eventually introduced the amendment It came up for a vote at the council’s April 21 hearing Pickard said she was advocating for her constituents some of whom live within a quarter of a mile from Cromwell Station “The community has already waited two decades to see an investment from their government a Democrat who represents the Annapolis area urged Smith to vote for the amendment due to the county’s housing shortage and on behalf of “the people who don’t have an affordable place to live who are living two to three generations in a single-family home.” “We may not have another opportunity like the one that’s before us if we wait,” Rodvien told Smith “This is why we’re elected to make the decisions at the time they’re presented to us when we can’t have the extended discussions we might like to have.” “This is what the constituents that I have been communicating with have asked me to do,” Smith said “Those folks that are in there adjacent to this property who will be impacted in the Linthicum area all they’re asking for is a few months to have this conversation.” with Smith voting no along with the council’s three Republican members Smith said he left the door open for the state to have the zoning changed by an administrative hearing officer an administrative hearing officer must find that the council made a mistake in the comprehensive rezoning process or that the community around the property has changed The properties surrounding Cromwell Station are being rezoned the way the state wants a Democrat who represents western Anne Arundel said voting down the amendment was shortsighted and it would be difficult to get an administrative hearing officer to approve a zoning change “Because he would see that our legislative intent was we voted down the legislation,” she said “This is an area that impacts the economic growth and health of the whole county it’s not an individual neighborhood or something,” Hummer said “We have an obligation as council members to consider our own districts but also the bigger picture of the county as a whole so that means looking at what’s best for the long-term economic and social growth of the county.” Pittman’s administration arranged a meeting for Smith and officials from the state departments of transportation and housing and community development saying the state laid out its plans for the community engagement that “the council member is rightly requesting.” Weidefeld and Day said that developers submitting bids for the project would have to submit a community engagement plan outlining how they would “meaningfully engage” with residents Wiedefeld and Day said it typically takes three to four years from a project’s inception to the start of construction Their agencies were prepared to move forward on Cromwell Station in the fiscal year beginning in July Smith told The Banner that there’s agreement “that property should be some kind of mixed use.” “I just want to make sure Ferndale feels like they’re being heard and we’re not going to do anything in that area that’s not brought to their attention,” Smith said He said he reached out to community leaders for a virtual meeting to discuss a potential amendment to change the zoning Thursday’s council meeting for Pittman’s budget address is the last chance to amend the bill portray the shocking downfall of Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) as precipitated by his selection of Anne of Cleves (Dana Herfurth) as Henry's fourth wife Cromwell had been dicing with disaster (aka the King’s whims) for years in failing mental and physical health ever since his 1536 jousting accident had become notoriously vindictive and unstable he was grieving for Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) and still desperate for more sons to ensure the succession.  now related to the throne with his son married to Bess Had Cromwell overstepped in his intensely emotional relationship with Henry’s daughter Mary (Lillit Lesser) Cromwell was massively influential and rich after years of shrewd deals and property purchases The shorthand version of the fall of Thomas Cromwell is that Henry VIII humiliated by marriage to the German princess the chronology of events in 1540 clearly indicates the volatility of Cromwell’s relationship with his King But according to historian Diarmaid MacCulloch it was much more their foreign policy mishaps that led to both Wolsey’s and Cromwell’s downfalls:  the trigger for downfall was failure in foreign policy Wolsey had found it impossible to persuade a pope intimidated by Charles V to annul the long-standing marriage of Charles’s aunt Catherine of Aragon to a selfish king of England the problem was his understandable inability to deal with Henry VIII looking a gift horse from Cleves in the mouth ... The reasons are locked for ever in the mystery that is Henry VIII; no one else could see much wrong with her Cromwell was negotiating a “Two-Princess Deal” matching the Cleves marriage with a bid to marry the Princess Mary to Philip a German prince with similar credentials to those of Cleves The Duke arrived in England at the same time as Anne of Cleves and kissed Mary publicly in the garden of the abbot of Westminster The two royal marriages should have addressed the European balance of power dominated by France and the Holy Roman Empire which was generally regarded by the continent as that of a small She held a rank below that of the King and his daughters She spent Christmas of 1541 at Hampton Court as the royal family’s guest.  For a woman with no prior knowledge of English culture or pastimes, she adapted remarkably well. Marillac, French Ambassador to the English court, wrote in 1540, quoted in Historic Royal Palaces: "Madame la Cleve has a more joyous countenance than ever and passes all her time in sports and recreations."  As for the poor teenager who followed Anne of Cleves she was not nearly as lucky or as savvy in handling her situation Katherine Howard (Summer Richards) was all of 17 when she was married off to Henry by Norfolk (Timothy Spall taking over the role from the late Bernard Hill) cementing his takeover as "the second most powerful man in England" now that Cromwell was out of the way  It was a disaster of epic proportions had well recognized long before it occurred she was ill-prepared to have her previous lover show up at the Palace demanding a position But Katherine's downfall started when she found herself sleeping with Thomas Culpepper who history suggests was a sexual predator and a rapist Whether or not she was seduced by Culpepper or the two had an instant love at first sight affair is a matter left to those who dramatize history it was merely a matter of time before it all came to light and all three wound up on the headsman's block Katherine's beheading pushed him out of favor and it wasn't long before he was plotting against the king and his new wife Katherine Parr by teaming up with the Seymours (now also out of favor since their daughter had the temerity to die from childbirth) by marrying his widowed daughter Henry VIII died less than a year later; however he remained imprisoned until Mary freed him Stephen Gardiner likewise fell from favor along with Norfolk after the Katherine Howard marriage he wasn't imprisoned in the tower until he was found to be the principal architect of framing Parr's childhood friend and confidante in an ill-advised attempt to convince Henry to behead yet another wife got sent to the Tower only to be saved by Henry VIII's untimely death but elevated to the position of her Lord Chancellor and there was surprisingly little in the way of retaliation from the King toward his household Rather than this being a deliberate act of mercy by Henry it was more likely that once Cromwell was destroyed and created a scenario where it wasn’t his fault anyway already making an impression at Court as a gentleman of the Privy Chamber was left in the dark about his uncle’s arrest Wriothesley called him for some master secretary business minutes before the Privy Council Members started their attack on Cromwell Sadler continued a brilliant career of over fifty years' service to the Tudors despite a quick stay in the Tower after Cromwell’s arrest the son of the steward to the Marquess of Dorset he later discovered that Ellen’s previous husband making Ralph’s children illegitimate and his marriage bigamous (Given the vagueness of Tudor marriage law and practices this is something that may have happened quite frequently.) Sadler used his influence to legitimize his marriage and children through an act of Parliament Gregory Cromwell (Charlie Rowe taking over for Tom Holland who was too busy getting engaged to Zendaya to return) was Thomas Cromwell’s only son He was sent away to school in Cambridge after his mother and two sisters died of the sweating sickness in 1529 and played the lute and virginals (an early keyboard instrument) He married the widowed sister of Jane Seymour The couple moved into Launde Abbey in Leicestershire in 1538 to escape the plague.  Gregory became involved in a serious and scandalous liaison for which he was ordered to perform a public confession and penance of distributing loaves one Sunday after Mass in Chichester Cathedral and the young couple were rapidly relocated to Leeds Castle in Kent where he became one of the two MPs for the county He was made Baron Cromwell of Oakham in 1540 (not to be confused with his father’s title of the same year Baron of Wimbledon and  Earl of Essex) He died in 1551 in another outbreak of sweating sickness Richard Cromwell (Joss Porter) was born Richard Williams in Wales in 1510 and was the nephew of Thomas Cromwell After working for Stephen Gardner (Alex Jennings taking over from the booked and busy Mark Gatiss) he joined his uncle’s household at Austin Friars and was introduced at court He was active with his uncle in suppressing the Pilgrimage of Grace and in the dissolution of the monasteries he distinguished himself at an international jousting tournament at Westminster where he defeated a pair of French opponents on the second day his most notable and surprising living descendant is actor Danny Dyer One could argue that Henry VIII’s fate is well known and his final wife was Katherine Parr (who despite being around as Lady Latimer and having a decent-sized role in the novels but they were married long enough that he decided she was a terrible mistake and threw her in the Tower she was lucky he died before the headsman could get around to her.  She received £7,000 per year to support herself as promised, and Edward VII allowed her to return home to Chelsea Manor where she eventually married the love of her life and Seymour wound up being executed for treason under Edward VII but also as collateral damage in a plot that was aimed at getting Elizabeth tried and convicted for the same she testified that Seymour was a sexual predator Edward VII did not rule long; Mary I succeeded him in 1553 and ruled for five years before Elizabeth became England’s first great queen upon the pretexts of trivial faults that [Cromwell] had committed they had laid several false accusations on him by which [the king] been made to put to death the most faithful servant he ever had.” Perhaps that small revenge of knowing he regretted his actions is enough Both Wolf Hall and Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light are now streaming with PBS Passport on the PBS app and via the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel Writer Janet Mullany is from England, drinks a lot of tea, and likes Jane Austen, reading, and gasping in shock at costumes in historical TV dramas. Her household near Washington DC includes two badly-behaved cats about whom she frequently boasts on Facebook Wolf Hall's second and final season has concluded so let's rifle through the king's trunks in search of the most remarkable costumes in the final episodes Thomas Cromwell's end is as complicated as his life in the Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light finale.  Childbirth in Tudor times was terrifying enough without having Henry VIII as your co-parent. 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Sign In « Back The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell21 March 2025ShareSaveClare McHughShareSaveNational Portrait GalleryWith her award-winning Wolf Hall series of books Hilary Mantel made Tudor bad guy Thomas Cromwell sympathetic But as TV adaptation Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premieres in the US the question is: did she also 'sidestep crucial matters' reborn in the popular imagination thanks to novelist Hilary Mantel historians piled layer after layer of interpretation upon Henry VIII's astute chief minister when King Henry broke from the Catholic Church to establish his own church in England with the emergence of Mantel's fictional Cromwell – so attractive so splendidly presented – the real man is in danger of being buried forever Cromwell's name will likely call to mind the lean canny look of actor Mark Rylance – star of the television adaptations of the Wolf Hall series – rather than the grumpy heavy-jowled visage captured by artist Hans Holbein in a portrait done from life circa 1534 And a figure once counted among history's villains will retain the glow of Mantel's revisionist high regard for many years to come US audiences can watch Rylance play Cromwell Six hours of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light make up the last tranche of episodes of the BBC's lavish costume drama The script takes the complicated story of Cromwell's fall culminating in his execution for treason in 1540 after six years as the King's right-hand man and renders it (relatively) easy to follow often lifted directly from Mantel's text had a gift for rendering 16th-Century speech in a non-risible way (The Wolf Hall novels have also been adapted into two plays.) It is so beautifully made it's breathtaking." But where do sumptuous production values end Such questions have accompanied Mantel's project from the start Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces and author of 2015's Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant tells the BBC about the impact Mantel's first Tudor novel I was taught that Henry VIII's chief minister was a grasping Then I read Wolf Hall and it gave such a different perspective… I was inspired to write a non-fiction biography so that I could find out where the truth lay."  Borman discovered a sharp-witted and enterprising Cromwell and realised just how thorough the novelist had been in mining primary sources for innumerable details she took artistic license when she needed to," Borman says "Notably in downplaying Cromwell's role in Anne Boleyn's execution and in making him something of a heartthrob at court." who teaches early modern history at Vanderbilt University "There are a great many popular novels about the Tudors I can't bear to read," she tells the BBC "Mantel's work is the gold standard – well-researched and rooted in history to paint a largely sympathetic portrait of Cromwell she does sidestep some crucial matters." Rogers notes that when King Henry wanted to rid himself of his second wife implicated her in serious crimes – adultery with five men including her own brother Cromwell most certainly supervised his torture and yet in the taut and chilling Bring Up the Bodies Literary critic and biographer Megan Marshall author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Margaret Fuller: A New American Life both a biographer and novelist "will pluck out what concerns us and what concerns the audience… although the novelist likely has a more conscious agenda than a biographer" Mantel's view of Cromwell is inevitably coloured by her personal perspective of the Catholic faith she was brought up in nor her scorn for the representation of Cromwell and his staunchly Catholic nemesis Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons both ruthless and underhanded in his methods and later venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church executed for refusing to swear an oath recognising the monarch as the supreme head of the Church in England and faithfulness to the dictates of his own conscience resonated amid the counter-culture of the 1960s "I think that [More] portrayal was the least successful bit of Wolf Hall."  Mantel is simultaneously rehabilitating Cromwell does she not give readers a Cromwell that fits the 21st Century pointing out that writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda recast Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in a similar way scrappy guys who come from nothing," says Rogers to audiences preoccupied by the structural barriers – be they based on class wealth or gender – that prevent people today from flourishing "Henry VIII's court was far from being a meritocracy: most of its members were blue-blooded nobles and the top positions were practically hereditary the son of a blacksmith from a seedy part of London and he takes the court – and its king – by storm It's a story as dramatic as it is seductive." • How History got Henry VIII wrong • Did a gay affair spark a 14th Century royal crisis? • America's most vilified First Lady  he said that "the one thing she played down… is the religion" He added: "Perhaps for a modern novel-reading audience Historical fiction may indeed reveal as much about the time it is written in, as the time it is written about. 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker generating excitement among the cultural crowd © No Swan So Fine The South Kensington commercial gallery and temporary exhibition hub opened in 2020 promising a shiny alternative to traditional models The idea generated excitement among the cultural crowd but the reported £20m+ project is beginning to look like a misguided experiment There was already some confusion over its business model—a hybrid membership scheme and rooms-for-hire structure while in a chic part of town and spitting distance from the V&A does not offer the walking-distance-from-Claridge’s appeal of Mayfair the New York and Seoul gallery Lehmann Maupin while other exhibitors over the years have included Vigo Gallery and (via a partnership) Abu Dhabi art fair galleries Signs that all wasn’t going to plan had emerged by 2023 when holding company Corylos went into liquidation and majority shareholder chair of property management group South Kensington Estates explained to members that their agreements had transferred to his new company The noises were still optimistic: a new chief executive the respected curator and Turner-prize judge Helen Nisbet A subsequent £2m refurbishment was announced including an 80-seater restaurant and a more visible and accessible entrance Fast-forward a year and Nisbet and many in her team were gone while the refurbishment means that all the gallery spaces are closed Anstruther isn’t saying much; signs outside the buildings still offer “stylish galleries and offices for rent” but tellingly also to “host your event in our beautiful space” This “rooms for hire” angle was confirmed in an Instagram post from Cromwell Place yesterday which heralds “a renewed focus on hospitality” (artists are so last year) and the promise of “a brand new restaurant with a new menu Reasons for a change in direction seem manifold though ultimately it was the relatively far-flung location that was the problem for the calibre of galleries Cromwell Place had in its sights Competition came in the much smaller and more central form of Frieze’s three-gallery No which opened in 2021 and has the added benefit of its prestigious art fair brand Lehmann Maupin made its priorities clear this year with back-to-back exhibitions 9 and confirms its relationship with Cromwell Place ended in December overseas galleries that want a London presence have the opportunity of much cheaper collaborative events While Cromwell Place stands as a sorry sight during its current revamp listed Georgian townhouses are indeed extremely stylish and beautiful its café was booked out with a mix of cultural tourists and local ladies who lunch Anstruther points out that the business has ongoing relationships with the Brompton Design District and London Craft Week in May which seem more in tune with the V&A spillover It won’t be a disrupter to London’s art market scene but there may still be something to be salvaged from Cromwell Place news21 May 2021London gallery hub Cromwell Place partners with Abu Dhabi Art fair to show emerging artistsFair will show works by Emirati artists Hind Mezaina Afra Al Dhaheri and Afra Al Suwaidi in South Kensington this June comment7 December 2023How Gagosian's east London Christo show proved the power of the pop-up exhibitionWho says something eye-catching and short-term can’t also be serious Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law with extraordinary colleagues in a rigorous Harvard University © 2022 The President and Fellows of Harvard College Sullivan & Cromwell’s 12th annual Proxy Season Review analyzes significant trends and developments that emerged from the recent U.S annual meeting proxy season and provides takeaways for 2024 The first part of our Review surveys shareholder proposals during the 2024 proxy season which saw a record-breaking number of companies with at least one Rule 14a-8 proposal on the ballot The second part of this Review focuses on trends in compensation-related matters Download the 2024 Proxy Season Review – Part 1 Download the 2024 Proxy Season Review – Part 2 Listen to S&C Critical Insights: Lessons from the 2024 Proxy Season – Part 1 Listen to S&C Critical Insights: Lessons from the 2024 Proxy Season – Part 2 Download the presentation from “Lessons from the 2024 Proxy Season and Trends for 2025” Please visit our LinkedIn and X channels for announcements of additional proxy season content Sullivan & Cromwell offers clients an understanding of corporate governance requirements, practices and trends built over decades of experience. 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She coordinates the Firm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice Contact June Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCROMWELL CT (WFSB) - A husband took the life of his wife and then shot himself at a rehabilitation facility in Cromwell Police responded to Apple Rehab on Berlin Road on Friday morning They confirmed to Channel 3 that one person was shot and the suspect had a self-inflicted gunshot wound the husband of an 81-year-old long-term care resident came to visit Police identified the victim as 81-year-old Barbara Brandt Officials say there were no previous threats and a motive is unclear They say staff immediately went into lockdown mode and called 911 Several cruisers and first responders were spotted at the scene Traffic was diverted in the vicinity of the property Apple Rehab provided a statement on Friday afternoon It is with great sadness to inform you that the husband of one of our residents at Apple Rehab Cromwell took the life of his wife and then his own this morning.The resident who was 81 years of age had been with us for three years was in her room at the time of the tragedy She did not have a roommate and there were no witnesses Our staff reacted immediately by calling 911 No other residents or staff were injured or involved.There were no known previous threats and the motive is unknown to us at this time.Our focus will remain on our staff and residents and we will be providing any and all resources and counseling services that they may need to get through this tragic event many of which are already onsite.We will provide you more details as we get them but currently we will be working closely with the Cromwell Police Department and other state agencies Apple Rehab corporate says there is a front desk check-in point and people are told what they can and can’t bring into the facility They say Dennis Brandt had been visiting for years without a problem The Connecticut Department of Public Health also released a statement “The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) extends its sympathies to the victims and staff associated with the incident that occurred Friday morning at Apple Rehab Cromwell which is located at 156 Berlin Road The facility is licensed as an 85-bed Chronic and Convalescent Nursing Home The DPH Facility Licensing and Investigations Section will continue to monitor the quality of care and services provided at the center to ensure a safe environment DPH will not be providing any further comment regarding this incident.” Sherda Baker’s mom was working when the shots were fired and then she heard the gunshot and she started running She said she locked herself in the bathroom Rich Bolbrock had just walked into the building minutes before “I walked into the lobby at the Apple Rehab Everyone in the lobby hit the deck,” Bolbrock said Apple Rehab says they will be reviewing their security protocols but say staff immediately jumped into action by calling 911 and protecting other residents The facility is back open and counselors are on site so obviously the grief of the staff has been immediate,” said Michael Landi Refresh this page and watch Eyewitness News for updates If you’ve forgotten who’s who among the characters who make up the action in award-winning adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall it’s completely understandable—after all it’s been a decade since it first aired With the long-awaited sequel airing on MASTERPIECE on PBS we offer a Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light guide to the characters and how they fit into the intrigue and drama that will mesmerize you as it breaks your heart Thomas Cromwell built one of the most formidable political households in England drawing in ambitious men who thrived under his patronage Cromwell had no use for idle flatterers or empty titles Who were the members of this impressive circle Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII’s Chief Minister and the mastermind behind the English Reformation From a blacksmith’s son to the king’s right-hand man and he is the man whose favor can make a career Gregory Cromwell: Cromwell’s only surviving son groomed for success with a top-tier humanist education where a wrong step can lead to the scaffold Rafe Sadler: Cromwell’s most trusted protégé Sadler is appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber one of the king’s around-the-clock attendants ambitious bureaucrat with a sharp legal mind who is Bishop of Winchester and a staunch Catholic traditionalist—a fact that makes Cromwell suspicious His name is pronounced “Risley,” and he habitually introduces himself as “Call me Risley.” Richard Cromwell (originally Richard Williams): Cromwell’s nephew who took his uncle’s name to strengthen their connection he has profited from the Dissolution of the Monasteries and is making the most of England’s changing religious landscape and Henry knows just how easily it can be taken from his own family Henry VIII: Crowned King of England in 1509 Henry is obsessed with producing a legitimate son With Anne Boleyn executed after falling from favor trusting Cromwell to secure his dynasty and tighten his grip on the realm Lady Mary: Henry’s daughter by Catherine of Aragon Declared illegitimate after her parents’ marriage was annulled she is fiercely Catholic and never stops believing she is the rightful heir Margaret Douglas: Henry’s niece and a wild card in the succession As the daughter of his sister Margaret Tudor she has royal blood—but she is half-Scottish making her a potential threat in the eyes of the English court just two years and eight months old when her mother was beheaded The Privy Council is the king’s cabinet of advisors William Fitzwilliam: A lifelong friend of the king Fitzwilliam is court treasurer and a survivor he resents Cromwell’s lowly origins but respects his administrative skill Rich served as Cromwell’s chief lieutenant in the dissolution of the monasteries but Rich’s loyalty has a Machiavellian streak Duke of Suffolk: The king’s childhood friend Suffolk stands out for his devotion to Henry Hailing from their ancestral home at Wolf Hall the Seymours are a well-connected but relatively modest noble family Their fortunes rise dramatically when Henry VIII chooses the second daughter Jane Seymour: A lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn Jane has likely been on Henry’s radar as a potential queen for some time Her gentle and obedient nature contrasts sharply with Anne’s fiery temperament Elizabeth “Bess” Oughtred: Jane’s older sister who sees in her a chance to strengthen his ties to the royal family an ambitious and politically savvy operator Anne “Nan” Seymour: Edward’s outspoken and politically astute wife Like many nobles in Henry VIII’s inner circle the Howards have a distant claim to the throne which they reinforce through political maneuvering and strategic marriages—most notably Henry’s union with Anne Boleyn Norfolk turns on his niece Anne during her trial for adultery and treason leading him to a closer but uneasy relationship with Cromwell whom he views as a lowborn interloper and dangerous rival Thomas Howard the Lesser: Norfolk’s half-brother he is a poet who writes under the pseudonym “Tom Truth,” critiquing court upstarts like Cromwell Lady Jane Rocheford: Entangled in the downfall of both her husband Lady Rochford is notorious for her role in Tudor court intrigues With one of the strongest claims to the English throne the Poles are among Henry VIII’s most dangerous rivals they are actively conspiring to restore Catholic rule to England Countess of Salisbury: The niece of two English kings Margaret is the family matriarch and a staunch supporter of Princess Mary who was declared illegitimate after Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon Geoffrey Pole: Margaret Pole’s younger son plays a perilous double game trying to maintain favor at Henry’s court while sympathizing with Catholic opposition he rises to a high position in the Catholic Church denouncing Henry’s rule and endangering his family back home Anne was almost certainly innocent of the adultery and treason charges that led to her downfall she fell victim to court intrigue and Henry’s frustration over her failure to produce a male heir Cardinal Wolsey: Once Henry VIII’s most powerful minister Wolsey fell from favor in 1529 after proving unable to secure the king’s divorce he died in disgrace before Henry could contrive his execution Catherine of Aragon: Henry VIII’s first wife Catherine was cast aside after repeated pregnancies produced only one surviving daughter she spent her final years in isolation and died in 1536 Gardiner opposes Cromwell’s church reforms while remaining a trusted royal servant Eustache Chapuys: The envoy of the Holy Roman Emperor Chapuys battles Cromwell to restore Catholic supremacy to England Thomas Wyatt: One of Anne Boleyn’s accused lovers and Wyatt returns to the king’s favor as an ambassador the Fool): Originally the fool of Cardinal Wolsey Sexton was gifted to Henry VIII in Wolsey’s futile attempt to regain royal favor Hans Holbein the Younger: A master portraitist whose skill captures the faces of Tudor England with unparalleled realism Due to recent events, you can now leave online condolences with each obituary posted on the Kutis Funeral Home website. COVID-19 Funeral Assistance – FEMA is now helping those that have lost a loved one from COVID-19. Click HERE to review the information on eligibility and requirements on the COVID-19 Funeral Beloved wife of the late Oliver “Ollie” Cromwell for 71 years; loving mother of Ollie Warren (Arlene) Cromwell and the late Lois Ann (surviving Douglas) Jenkins; adoring grandmother of Jessica (Douglas) DeWilde Douglas (Lee) and Daniel (Susane) Jenkins and great-grandmother of 8 Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel 10151 Gravois Rd Contributions to Alzheimer’s Association St Sending love and condolences to the family I was Margaret’s exercise instructor at Whitecliff in Crestwood for many She was loved by everyone in our classes & very special to me I send my prayers & condolences to the whole family Sending my deepest sympathy to you and your family Ollie Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" For personalized and affordable funeral arrangements choose Kutis Funeral Home - a family-owned establishment serving St 2906 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118314-772-3000 10151 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123314-842-4458 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, Mehlville, MO 63129314-894-4500 Sullivan & Cromwell has received The American Lawyer’s “Corporate Practice of the Year” award for advising clients “on multiple matters that could very well define this decade recognizes the Firm’s work for clients on the cutting edge of their industries who turn to us for novel solutions to complex problems S&C’s recognized matters include advising: A distinguishing feature of S&C is that our lawyers continue to be generalists While this is a long-lost practice at most firms we believe that broad experience and deep knowledge create the best foundation for the most trusted advisers Read “Versatility and 'Fearlessness' Drive Sullivan & Cromwell's Corporate Practice” A boutique hotel in Las Vegas is getting a renovation and a rebrand reflecting the signature glamour associated with a reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump, of "Vanderpump Rules" fame is joining forces with Caesars Entertainment to transform the Cromwell into the Vanderpump Hotel entrepreneur and television star's portfolio to include a hotel as "an extraordinary opportunity to develop this iconic location into something unique and our mission is to create something sumptuous with a unique atmosphere," she said "Our successful history has always been based on the individuality of the location We can’t wait to breathe new life into this property and make it something truly magical." New Vegas flight: This AZ airport is getting a cheap new Vegas flight. How to get the deal What happened to The Cromwell?The Cromwell a boutique hotel at Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road on the Las Vegas Strip It will mark the fourth rebranding of the hotel since it opened in 1979 as the Barbary Coast a businessman and owner of a NASCAR race team opened the Barbary Coast and operated it for 26 years The Barbary Coast was sold to Boyd Gaming in 2005; two years later Harrah's Entertainment acquired the hotel and rebranded it to Bill’s Gamblin' Hall and Saloon closed Bill’s Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2013 and rebranded it as a luxury boutique hotel called the Cromwell The Cromwell will rebrand again to a hotel featuring Vanderpump's "stunning aesthetic and distinctive design," according to Caesars Entertainment Everything from the 188 rooms to the front desk lobby and casino floor will be renovated signature style and passion for hospitality are unmatched," general manager Terrence O’Donnell said in a statement "We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate on this unique project that not only transforms our hotel but also changes the Las Vegas Strip." Vanderpump and her design partner Nick Alain will be involved with the design and renovations including supplying furniture and light fixtures from their design company Vanderpump will also select the guest amenities the hotel's restaurants and lounges include Giada De Laurentiis’ namesake restaurant Giada Drai’s After Hours and a Caesars Sportsbook Caesars did not say whether these would remain open with the transition to the Vanderpump Hotel saying that "additional details on the hotel's renovation will be announced as the project evolves." Documents with the Clark County Property Assessor's Office showed the building is owned by Corner Investment Company LLC, which is listed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing as a subsidiary of Caesars The upcoming Vanderpump Hotel is not Vanderpump's first collaboration with Caesars Entertainment She has three restaurant and lounge concepts on the Vegas Strip: Vanderpump à Paris at Paris Las Vegas the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace and Pinky's by Vanderpump at the Flamingo She also partnered with Caesars on a cocktail bar at Harveys Lake Tahoe called WOLF by Vanderpump who achieved fame through "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and its spinoff "Vanderpump Rules," was first known for successful restaurants in West Hollywood including SUR and Tom Tom Restaurant and Bar Michael Salerno is an award-winning journalist who’s covered travel and tourism since 2014. His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations. He can be reached at Michael.Salerno@gannett.com Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today a conclusion that depicts Thomas Cromwell at his highest and lowest points all while somehow managing to find the man within his legend.  Cromwell's inner life is essentially a mystery to us So it's easy to believe he might have resembled this frustrating who changed England forever and lost himself in the process It's true that Cromwell is not an especially good person and may well have deserved the fate he meets here — he himself would likely tell you that much — but it's somehow still difficult not to mourn his loss Or to wonder what he might have done had he lived just a little bit longer.  It's a bit ironic that last week's penultimate episode was titled "Mirror" when so much of this finale is about mirroring and reflecting back the past in which Cromwell takes the same journey through the Traitor's Gate that Anne Boleyn once did "Light" is an hour full of echoes and ghosts complete with callbacks both visual and thematic we know from the moment of his arrest that once he walks into the Tower of London yet he goes down as the hustler he's always been fighting for one more day as long as possible.  Cromwell's interrogation is riveting stuff Sitting across the table from his worst enemies (Norfolk the very definition of must-see television (in the nerdiest possible way) in which he utterly decimates the questions and logic of the men sent to condemn him (It has never been more apparent that with Thomas More dead this man is England's most talented lawyer.)  This is the first time in a very long while we've gotten the chance to witness Cromwell unleashed in this way free from the groveling need to make himself smaller in the face of Henry's power as he casually brushes off the most ludicrous of the accusations against him and offers placid explanations for his legitimate sins that you can't help but hope he might be able to pull a miracle off and save his own life That Cromwell is aware his efforts are almost certainly in vain paints even his brief moments of success with sharp and allows the emotion of the moment to bleed through in unexpected ways (Every moment Mark Rylance and Thomas Brodie Sangster share is so pitch perfect it's almost painful the show also paints a stark contrast between Cromwell and Henry who is predictably loathsome and self-centered as he presides over what is essentially his former friend's murder As the king forces a clearly grieving servant to repeatedly read his master's letter begging for his life just so he can hear the desperate pleas and obsequious lines about Cromwell wanting Henry to live "ever young" over again he's rarely been more openly repulsive.  the show keeps the bulk of Henry's courtship of Katherine Howard off-screen if only because she is a teenager at this point and he is twice her age But she's (unsurprisingly) headed for a grisly end of her own and Henry himself will be dead in less than a decade Maybe the lesson here is that no one in a story like this gets a happy ending Cromwell's real-life execution was reportedly quite horrific He was indeed sentenced to death without a trial — can't give the greatest lawyer in England a chance to acquit himself in front of a jury —  after being accused of treason and heresy It's also likely true that his death was to some degree a bad one who was granted a French swordsman at her death Cromwell's ostensible "Henry cared about this person once" sympathy upgrade only got him so far as an axe (His status as a commoner meant he should have been hanged and then drawn and quartered thereafter.)   Accounts describe the scene of his death as particularly gruesome, with a headsman who was apocryphally speculated to either be especially unskilled at his task or drunk from a previous night of carousing. It is reported that it took several swings of the axe to sever Cromwell's head from his body It was later displayed on a pike atop London Bridge before he was buried in the Tower's Chapel of St really) his oftentimes enemies Thomas More and Anne Boleyn The Mirror & the Light handles Cromwell's death more gracefully to the series' emotional core rather than focus on the grisly truth of what most likely happened Cromwell's last speech is not a desperate appeal to a powerful man who has turned his back on him (That plea would have fallen on deaf ears anyway busy marrying his fifth wife at the precise moment Cromwell died.)  it is an apology to the one who loved him best and whose loss shaped the bulk of his life That this Cromwell is speaking solely to a Wolsey that only he can see is genuinely moving as is the show's decision to imagine his last moments as ones of peace as bees buzz in the sunshine of Launde Abbey's gardens or the horror reflected on the crowd's faces at whatever happens next Is it a better ending than the historical Cromwell deserved particularly given the pivotal role he played in orchestrating Anne's death Is it one that it's still a relief to say that this particular fictional version got Both Wolf Hall and Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light are now streaming with PBS Passport on the PBS app and via the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel Lacy's love of British TV is embarrassingly extensive but primarily centers around evangelizing all things Doctor Who, and watching as many period dramas as possible Digital media type by day, she also has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and dearly loves to talk about dream poetry, liminality, and the medieval religious vision. (Sadly, that opportunity presents itself very infrequently.) York apologist, Ninth Doctor enthusiast, and unabashed Ravenclaw. Say hi on Threads or Blue Sky at @LacyMB.  In the penultimate episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Cromwell orchestrates Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves and seals his doom in the process.  Mirrors! Lights! Camera! Action! It’s time for another spin through the lookbooks of Wolf Hall's second season, The Mirror and The Light This week's column will cover Episodes 2 through 4