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Hace 4 días · Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell: Known for: Son of Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex: Born: c. 1520 London: Died: 4 July 1551 (aged 30–31) Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, England: Cause of death: Sweating sickness: Buried: Launde Abbey Chapel
Hace 2 días · “The great want is money, which puts us to the wall in all our business.” So wrote the politician John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, fourth son of Oliver, in March 1658. By its closing years, the English Commonwealth, only 12 years removed from civil wars that had left around 200,000 dead, was drowning in debt. At one point the army in Ireland found itself nine months in arrears of pay, and ...
Hace 3 días · The key player for Elton was not Henry VIII, but rather his principal Secretary of State Thomas Cromwell. Elton downplays the prophetic spirit of the religious reformers in the theology of keen conviction, dismissing them as the meddlesome intrusions from fanatics and bigots.
Hace 4 días · Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
Hace 4 días · Cromwell’s Legacy. edited by: Jane A. Mills. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9780719080890; 336pp.; Price: £65.00. Reviewer: Professor J. C. Davis. University of East Anglia. Citation: Professor J. C. Davis, review of Cromwell’s Legacy, (review no. 1308) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/1308. Date accessed: 1 June, 2024.
Hace 5 días · The story of Cromwell, Henry and his wives is about power politics and religious strife, but also about shame and sexual desire and the mysterious destabilising power of femininity. In this era, women become players as never before. The figures in this drama live in our psyche. They’re part of our folklore, our mythology.
Hace 5 días · Henry put Thomas Cromwell in charge of getting rid of the monasteries. Cromwell started by sending royal commissioners to all the monasteries in 1535 - 1536 to find out what they own, how much money they have coming in, and to report on what is happening inside the monasteries.
