In 1536, Thomas Cromwell spotted an opportunity to enrich his master, Henry VIII, and further increase his own standing: the dissolution of the monasteries and claiming their wealth for the Crown.

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 ...

Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII, responsible for drafting the legislation that formalised England's religious and political break with Rome during the 1530s.

When Charles II was restored to the throne the House of Commons voted on 4th December 1660 that the coffins of regicides Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw should be dug up from the Abbey ...

Henry was excommunicated by the Pope. The English reformation had begun. After Wolsey's downfall, Thomas Cromwell became Henry's chief minister and earned the confidence of the King by helping him ...

I was reading a book today about Thomas Cromwell and King Henry — how he looked back on his actions and knew that he had always done what he needed to do to survive. If Henry needed a new wife, he ...

King Henry’s most trusted advisor has fallen. But in the shadows, Thomas Cromwell whispers into Wolsey’s ear. He has chosen his alliance with the Cardinal. At the height of his power ...

Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance reprise their roles as Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in this Wolf Hall sequel. Learn why critics are raving. #WolfHallPBS:The Mirror and the Light ...

In Mantel’s The Mirror and The Light – adapted into a new BBC One series starring Mark Rylance as Cromwell and Damian Lewis as Henry – Cromwell employs Florentine military engineer Portinari ...