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
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell (1532–1533)
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Cromwell, c. 1532–1533, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger
Queen Anne Boleyn
Anne of Cleves
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Anne of Cleves was Queen of England as the fourth wife of Henry VIII from 6 January to 12 July 1540.
Thomas Cromwell
…in her downfall. He fell from power in 1540, despite being created Earl of Essex that year, after arranging the King's marriage to the German princess Anne of Cleves. The marriage was a disaster for Cromwell, ending in an annulment six months later. Cromwell was arraigned under an act of attainder (32 Hen. 8. c. 62…
Portrait, c. 1539
Portrait from 1538
Catherine of Aragon m. 1509–1533