Cromwell modernisierte die Verwaltung des Landes, betrieb die Auflösung der englischen Klöster und ihre Enteignung zugunsten der Krone und stärkte die Autorität des Königs, insbesondere im Norden Englands.
Thomas Cromwell was Henry VIII’s champion when it came to Anne Boleyn – he also assisted in the downfall of Anne. It appears to us now that Cromwell knew how to survive at the court of Henry VIII….for awhile, at least.
Thomas Cromwell served as Henry VIII’s chief minister from 1533 to 1540. Cromwell gained a reputation as an unscrupulous politician who, like Cardinal W