Andrew Johnston
Dr Andrew Johnston is a historian and author of "The King's Secretary: William Paget and the Last Years of the Reign of Henry VIII" (Yale University Press), educated and PhD'd at the University of St Andrews.
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Aug 19, 2026
Adam PenningtonHOST
In reality, how much power did that actually give him over policy as opposed to merely giving him influence over the way Henry perceived policy, if that makes sense?
Andrew JohnstonGUEST
Th- this whole question of, of how information is presented and Paget acting as a filter, I mean, it's a, it's a difficult...
Andrew JohnstonGUEST
Obviously, it's a difficult question to answer because y- yeah, you, you'd like to be present at those meetings.
Andrew JohnstonGUEST
I mean, what, what can one say? One can one say-- W- one can say that everything that comes into the court comes to Paget first and the team of c- clerks that work with him.
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