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Há 3 dias · Thomas Cromwell is a good subject for fact and fiction. He was and remains somewhat of an enigma both as a visionary for government efficiency and as an ambitious ‘new man’ rising from the obscurity of a blacksmith’s son to perhaps the most powerful man in England save his king, Henry VIII.
Há 3 dias · The landed class thus created would be the centre of opposition to subsequent Kings. Ironically, despite Thomas’ loss of favour and execution at Henry’s order, his nephew Oliver would be the chief agent of the judicial murder of Charles I.
Há 5 dias · Ultimately, however, in Ives’s reading it is not Henry himself but Thomas Cromwell who is most clearly instrumental in the dramatic fall of the queen: the ‘factional’ interpretation of these events is emphatically restated.
Há 3 dias · The secret of its success — and its survival — has been its extraordinary ability to adapt to an ever-changing world. Although no longer threatened by invaders, the fortress is nevertheless subject to the steady encroachment of the City of London’s new high-rise buildings.
James Frain portrayed Thomas Cromwell in The Tudors. Cromwell was a key advisor to Henry VIII and played a significant role in the English Reformation. Frain's portrayal showcased Cromwell's intelligence and political maneuvering.
Há 4 dias · On 28 June 1540 Cromwell, Henry's longtime advisor and loyal servant, was executed. Different reasons were advanced: that Cromwell would not enforce the Act of Six Articles; that he had supported Robert Barnes, Hugh Latimer and other heretics; and that he was responsible for Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.
Há 1 dia · Colonel Thomas Horton defeated the Royalist rebels at the Battle of St Fagans (8 May) and the rebel leaders surrendered to Cromwell on 11 July after a protracted two-month siege of Pembroke. Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated a Royalist uprising in Kent at the Battle of Maidstone on 1 June.