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Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
Thomas Cromwell (born c. 1485, Putney, near London—died July 28, 1540, probably London) was the principal adviser (1532–40) to England’s Henry VIII, chiefly responsible for establishing the Reformation in England, for the dissolution of the monasteries, and for strengthening the royal administration.
Jan 31, 2015 · Thomas Cromwell – Facts & Biography Information. born c.1485 in Putney. executed 28 July 1540 in London. “A good household manager, but not fit to meddle in the affairs of kings.”. May 1538, Henry VIII describes Cromwell to the French ambassador.
May 22, 2020 · Thomas Cromwell (l. c. 1485-1540 CE) served as chief minister to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) from 1532 to 1540 CE. With his king and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer (in office 1533-55 CE), Cromwell masterminded the English Reformation which saw the Church in England break away from the Pope in Rome and such momentous ...
A man of exceptional ability and with an enormous capacity for hard work, Cromwell dominated England's political and religious life for a decade. He ruthlessly dispatched those who stood against him and his royal master, notably his rival Thomas More and Henry’s notorious second wife Anne Boleyn.
May 2, 2024 · Thomas Cromwell enjoyed a meteoric rise from the son of a Putney blacksmith to the chief minister of Henry VIII. A man of exceptional ability and with an enormous capacity for hard work, he dominated England’s political and religious life for a decade.
Jun 26, 2023 · Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister for one of the most turbulent periods of his reign, has long been regarded as one of the most important and influential men in Tudor politics, with some describing him as the ‘architect of the English Reformation’.
Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII, responsible for drafting the legislation that formalised England's religious and political break with Rome during...
Thomas Cromwell, earl of Essex, (born c. 1485, Putney, near London, Eng.—died July 28, 1540, probably London), English politician and principal adviser (1532–40) to Henry VIII.
Sep 13, 2018 · Thomas Cromwell: the man who made modern England. A new biography promises to change our understanding of Tudor politics. A portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the Younger (1532-33)...
