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Walter Cromwell, Katherine Meverell Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈ k r ɒ m w əl , - w ɛ l / ; [1] [a] 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.
Chapter 1: Early Life (c. 1485 - 1512) Thomas Cromwell was born around 1485 to Walter Cromwell and his wife, Katherine Meverell. Walter was a blacksmith, brewer and tradesman in the district of Putney, south London, although the Cromwells originally came from Norwell in Nottinghamshre. The family was reasonably prosperous, and Walter served in ...
Katherine Meverell Chapters. Early Life (c. 1485 - 1512) Developing a Career (1512 – 1522) Councillor to my Lord Legate (1523 – 1530)
Thomas was born to Walter Cromwell and Katherine née Meverell in Putney (London) in 1485. He was the youngest of three children. Although his family owned a brewery, his parents carried out several jobs.
Cromwell's birthplace is often cited as Putney, which at the time was a small village by the Thames, west of the City of London. The records suggest that Thomas was the youngest of three children, and the only boy, born to Walter Cromwell and his wife Katherine née Meverell.
- Chief Minister to Henry VIII
- Elizabeth Williams
Oct 13, 2019 · Cromwell’s mother was Katherine Meverell, and the Meverells of Throwley were a gentry family, making Cromwell little higher in life than assumed. Throughout this life Cromwell did favours for the Meverells and their relatives, giving them plum positions wherever they lived. Cromwell’s parents were kindly people, not cruel as sometimes ...
Cromwell lost the King’s support in 1540 after promoting a disastrous marriage between Henry and Anne of Cleves. Despite being promoted to the Earldom of Essex in April 1540, his enemies (who were legion) took advantage of the King’s unhappiness over the marriage to accuse him of treason. He was beheaded on Tower Hill in a botched execution.
