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Earl of Essex (* um 1485 in Putney, London; † 28. Juli 1540 in London) war ein englischer Staatsmann unter Heinrich VIII. und der Urgroßonkel von Oliver Cromwell. Er gilt als der Konstrukteur der Henry’schen Reformation in England. Die Institutionen des englischen Staates wurden durch die Verwaltungsreformen Cromwells modernisiert.
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.
30. Apr. 2024 · Thomas Cromwell (born c. 1485, Putney, near London—died July 28, 1540, probably London) was the principal adviser (1532–40) to England’s Henry VIII, chiefly responsible for establishing the Reformation in England, for the dissolution of the monasteries, and for strengthening the royal administration.
Thomas Cromwell, earl of Essex, (born c. 1485, Putney, near London, Eng.—died July 28, 1540, probably London), English politician and principal adviser (1532–40) to Henry VIII. He was a confidential adviser to Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey, before entering Parliament (1529), where his abilities attracted the king’s notice. Entering Henry’s ...
THOMAS CROMWELL, EARL OF ESSEX. BORN: 1485. EXECUTED: 28 JULY 1540. Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, copy of a painting by Hans Holbein. NPG London. Lord Privy Seal to Henry VIII and chief secretary to the King until his downfall after arranging Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves.
Ein englischer Staatsmann unter Heinrich VIII., der die Henry’sche Reformation und die Verwaltungsreformen in England durchführte. Er wurde auch "Hammer der Mönche" genannt und beeinflusste die politische Arithmetik und die Bevölkerungsstatistik.
Thomas Cromwell was the son of a Putney cloth-worker and alehouse keeper but the obscurity of his early life owes less to his humble origin than to the varied and exotic character of his pursuits. While still in his teens he was compelled, in circumstances which remain unknown, to leave the country.
