Thomas Cromwell was Henry VIII's right-hand man. Chancellor. Earl. And friend to the king. That us, until he fell out of favor with the king.
Once he fell out of favor with the king, his fortune dramatically changed. For the worse. Like many who were close to Henry before him. Such as Thomas Moore and Anne Boleyn. He lost his life because king Henry VIII fell out with Cromwell. Cromwell was executed in London, on the 28th of July 1540. He was born in Putney in 1485 Thomas Cromwell may have fell from grace spectacularly, like Anne Boleyn and Thomas Moore. But, he was a shrewd and cunning operator. The political and religious ambition which governed his life, ironically was to be his downfall. Here are three facts about Thomas Cromwell. One Some historians believe that the person responsible for the downfall of Anne Bolyen and her family was, Thomas Cromwell. Most historians cannot agree about why Anne had to die and who was responsible for her death. therefore, we will probably never know if Thomas Cromwell was responsible for her death. Two Cromwell was a powerful player in the English Reformation. He was a main motivator behind the break off with Rome and the formation of the Proestant church in England. However, many believe that Cromwell was instrumental in bringing down Anne. He did have motivation to bring her down. Like Cromwell, Anne was a reformer of the Christian religion. But, they disagreed about some of the methods. Anne disagreed with Thomas Cromwell about dissolving the monasteries. This issue alone may not seem to be enough for Cromwell to bring down Anne. However, we must remember that Cromwell was power driven, and ruthless. It would have been in his interest to remove a woman he thought to be in his way. Three Ironically his downfall replicated the downfall in of Anne Boleyn many ways. He was close to the king (like Anne was). He fell out of favor with the king (like Anne did). Also, like Anne, he fell spectacularly from grace and was beheaded. In short, Cromwell was a powerful player in the Tudor court. However, his legacy in history is an infamous one. Linked to the downfall of a Tudor Queen. He is also known for his ruthless cleaning of the Catholic religion of the time. It may have took a while for things to come full circle on Cromwell. In other words, it took a while for his actions to finally catch up with him. But, catch up with him it did. An it cost him his life.
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