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| − | '''Thomas Cromwell''' (1485 – July 28, 1540) was the principal adviser to King [[Henry VIII]] of England from 1532 to 1540. He | + | '''Thomas Cromwell''' (1485 – July 28, 1540) was the principal adviser to King [[Henry VIII]] of England from 1532 to 1540. He played a major role in establishing the Protestant faith in England during the [[Protestant Reformation | Reformation]], as seen in his role in dissolving the monasteries. His enemies arrested him for heresy and treason, and he was executed in 1540. [[Oliver Cromwell]] is a distant relative. |
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| + | When Henry failed to convince to pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Cromwell proposed breaking papal authority over English church and replacing it with royal supremacy. To achieve these purposes, Cromwell supervised to the drafting of the Act in Restraint of Appeals (1533) and the Act of Supremacy (1534). | ||
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Revision as of 10:33, August 9, 2017
Thomas Cromwell (1485 – July 28, 1540) was the principal adviser to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540. He played a major role in establishing the Protestant faith in England during the Reformation, as seen in his role in dissolving the monasteries. His enemies arrested him for heresy and treason, and he was executed in 1540. Oliver Cromwell is a distant relative.
When Henry failed to convince to pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Cromwell proposed breaking papal authority over English church and replacing it with royal supremacy. To achieve these purposes, Cromwell supervised to the drafting of the Act in Restraint of Appeals (1533) and the Act of Supremacy (1534).
External links
- Thomas Cromwell at the Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Thomas Cromwell at The Oxford Companion to British History
- Thomas Cromwell at Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World