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Uncle John was Cromwell’s uncle and Cardinal Morton’s cook. When Cromwell was a little boy, he visited his uncle sometimes and helped in the kitchens, and he got fed in return. During his visits, Cromwell would see Thomas More, who was a page to Cardinal Morton, and be acutely conscious of the great gulf between them since Cromwell was a kitchen boy and More was an educated boy from a good family. However, as an adult, Cromwell manages to cross these social barriers between them.
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Part 2: Chapter 2: An Occult History of Britain, 1521-1529
...was now a fancy lawyer who wouldn’t admit to doing blacksmith work or helping his Uncle John , who was a cook in Cardinal Morton’s kitchens at Lambeth. Cromwell used to go...
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