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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.
28 de jul. de 2020 · The king did not heed his words and Cromwell was executed on 28 July – the very same day that Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. In the immediate aftermath of Cromwell’s demise, his royal master was still convinced of his treasonous guilt and took every opportunity to blacken his name even further.
- Elinor Evans
8 de dez. de 2023 · The execution of Thomas Cromwell. The King did not heed his words and Cromwell was executed on 28 July 1540. It took three blows of the axe by 'the 'ragged and butcherly' executioner to sever his head.
- Chief Minister to Henry VIII
- Elizabeth Williams
30 de abr. de 2024 · At the instigation of his enemies, he was eventually arrested for heresy and treason and executed. Rise to power. Cromwell’s early life is obscure. It appears that he went abroad at an early age and spent some time in Italy.
31 de jan. de 2015 · So Cromwell was executed privately on Tower Green on 28 July 1540, still protesting his innocence. He died with dignity – but the whole sordid affair of his death would not rest. For the volatile Henry VIII was soon despairing of his loss, just a few months after he allowed the execution.
2 de mai. de 2024 · Thomas Cromwell was executed on 28 July 1540, Tower Hill, London. It took three blows of the axe by the "ragged and butcherly" executioner to sever his head. There is a theory that, in a particularly cruel fit of revenge, the Duke of Norfolk had either bribed the axeman or plied him with alcohol.
Há 2 dias · Cromwell was charged with heresy, treason and corruption and, despite his pleas for mercy, was executed at the Tower of London on 28 July 1540.
