Ralph Sadler
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Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadleir was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadler went on to serve Edward VI. Having signed the dev
Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), 1535, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
Sutton House, Hackney, was built in 1535 by Sir Ralph Sadler
Miniature of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
An unidentified man, perhaps Sir Ralph Sadler, 1535, Hans Holbein the Younger
Thomas Cromwell
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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 lat
Ralph Sadler
…Ralph had a brother, John, who commanded a company at the Siege of Boulogne in 1544. At around seven years of age, Sadler was placed in the household of Thomas Cromwell, later Earl of Essex, where he received an excellent education. He was taught to read and write, becoming fluent in French, Latin and Greek, and acquired…
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell (1532–1533)
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Cromwell, c. 1532–1533, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger
Queen Anne Boleyn