'''Thomas Cromwell''' (1485 – July 28, 1540) was the principal adviser to King [[Henry VIII]] of England from 1532 to 1540. He is known for his major role in establishing the English Reformation, part of the larger [[Protestant Reformation]], as seen in his role in dissolving the monasteries. His enemies arrested him for heresy and treason, and he was executed in 1540. | '''Thomas Cromwell''' (1485 – July 28, 1540) was the principal adviser to King [[Henry VIII]] of England from 1532 to 1540. He is known for his major role in establishing the English Reformation, part of the larger [[Protestant Reformation]], as seen in his role in dissolving the monasteries. His enemies arrested him for heresy and treason, and he was executed in 1540. |