In a royal conflict it is always obscure to pinpoint a single reason which is responsible for the whole mayhem. It can be anything from jealousy, lust, or rivalry to power, domination or greed. I do hear the arguments as the justifications that this is a primitive human nature which we couldn't evolve from. The whole idea of being an authority/power in the name of divine or intellectual is a botched attempt to over simplify the things which does more harm than the actual events.
I read the 600+ pages in a real long time because a lot of time it was difficult to focus on the plot when you don't remember the dynamics between the different characters (coming form a family or a camp or neutral). This revolves around the England in 1520 and what role did Thomas Cromwell played in the politics of kings, queens, church and noble men.
I don't have the courage to give a brief of such a big book here but the reasons I mentioned above can pretty much summarises how most of the characters behave. Their actions are based on one of the above irrespective of their stature in the society. They are always chasing one or the other oblivion to the other things until they face the consequences.
As of now I'm still digesting it and not sure if I like this or not but this is the first book in the trilogy which Hilary Mantel has written and I'm not going to read the rest of them.
Peace
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