Thomas Cromwell Is Executed (1540)
Arguably the architect of the Reformation, Cromwell was an English statesman who gained nearly complete control of the government as the closest advisor of King Henry VIII of England. Cromwell abused his power but only fell from Henry’s favor after convincing him to marry Anne of Cleves, whom Henry found unattractive. After the marriage fizzled, Anne was sent away with a generous pension, but Cromwell was beheaded—on the same day that Henry did what? More…
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always enjoyed the tudors …. from a distance 🙂
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Royalty!…Is to be unreachable! but yes, they pick on Borgias: Why not on these guys?
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