Thomas Cromwell
English statesman and politician (1485-1540) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 55
Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 until mid-1540, at which time he was beheaded on Henry's orders, a loss the King would later regret.
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Thomas Cromwell, c. 1532-1533, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger
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Portrait medal made for Thomas Cromwell in 1538. Reverse: armorial shield of Cromwell, being two coats quarterly within the Garter.[119]
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United Kingdom
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Politicians
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Politician
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Deceased
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Lived 1485 to 1540 · aged 55
