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- As Wolsey's chief advisor, Cromwell became an influential figure in the court of King Henry VIII. One of Cromwell's most significant achievements is his role in the downfall of Queen Katherine of Aragon. When Henry VIII seeks to divorce Katherine in order to marry Anne Boleyn, Cromwell is instrumental in gathering evidence against her.
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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.
Sep 12, 2014 · Thomas Cromwell's career as Henry VIII's chief minister defined one of the most explosive decades in English history. Cromwell is credited with engineering the country's break with Rome, and of masterminding the downfall of Anne Boleyn, before following her to the block a few years later.
May 2, 2024 · How much do you know about Thomas Cromwell? As Henry VIII's chief minister, he became one of the most powerful men in England – but little is known about his origins. Here, historian Tracy Borman answers all the questions you need to know – from his meteoric rise to his spectacular fall from favour…
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.
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Apr 30, 2024 · 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.
In real life, Cromwell enjoyed a spectacular 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, Cromwell dominated England's political and religious life for a decade.
Feb 10, 2015 · With Henry VIII, politics, sex, money and religion were all of a piece. It was Cromwell, a lawyer, who solved Henry's "Great Matter" — how a Catholic monarch could divorce his wife, Catherine of ...
