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28 de jul. de 2020 · The Mirror & the Light, the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, focuses on the final four years of Thomas Cromwell’s life, from 1536–40. This also happens to be one of the most dramatic periods in British history. Tracy Borman explores the fascinating events for HistoryExtra…
Cromwell’s mother was Katherine Meverell, and the Meverells of Throwley were a gentry family, making Cromwell a little higher in life than assumed. Throughout this life Cromwell did favours for the Meverells and their relatives, giving them plum positions wherever they lived.
(Thomas CROMWELL) Born about 1465 - Wales; Deceased July 28, 1540 - London, England,aged about 75 years old Parents. Walter (Constable of Putney) (Blacksmith, Fuller, and Cloth Merchant, as well as the owner of both a Hostelry and a CROMWELL, born about 1435 - Wales, deceased in 1510 - Putney, Surrey, England aged about 75 years old
We also recommend looking at the Cromwell Association’s website for more in-depth information and resources on Cromwell. Early Life Oliver Cromwell was descended from a lesser branch of the Cromwell family, distantly descended from (as great, great grand-uncle) Thomas Cromwell, Chief Minister to King Henry VIII.
The family's estate derived from Oliver's great-great-grandfather Morgan ap William, a brewer from Glamorgan who settled at Putney and married Katherine Cromwell (born 1482), the sister of Thomas Cromwell, who would become the famous chief minister to Henry VIII.
Gregory Cromwell, ca. 1535-40, Hans Holbein. Nadat Bainbridge in 1514 was overleden, keerde Cromwell in augustus van dat jaar naar Engeland terug. Hij trad in dienst bij kardinaal Wolsey en werd weer met het behandelen van kerkelijke zaken belast, hoewel hij een leek was. In 1519 trouwde hij met Elizabeth Wyckes (1489–1527), met wie hij een ...
Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister responsible for the dissolution of the monasteries, found Launde’s location very desirable. After visiting the priory in April 1540 he wrote in his Remembrances (a kind of personal journal) “Myself for Launde,” although he never occupied the house as he was executed just three months later for treason.
