Fall of Cromwell
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- Created on: 17-11-22 19:59
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- Fall of Thomas Cromwell
- Role of advissor after Wolsey
- Suited Henry more simular motives/aims
- Archetect of the split from Rome 1529
- Brought Henry great wealth and power with the dissilusion of the monistarries
- 1530s revolution in governmennt
- Arrested and executed 1540
- Accused of heresy
- Wanting to bring about a fully protestant church to England
- Unlikely as he knew of Henry's aversion
- Kept transsubstanciation and still held other Catholic beleifs. Fear if he was correct about religion
- Closely assosiated with reformist beleifs and legislation
- Probably used as a excuse to get rid of him - others escaped punishment - Cranner was a married preist
- Unlikely as he knew of Henry's aversion
- Wanting to bring about a fully protestant church to England
- New peace between Hapsburgs and France left Henry without allies/ isolated. Fear of Catholic crusade after excommunication 1539
- Attempted aliance with Germany - Anne of Cleves 1539
- Found her unattractive, balmed Cromwell
- Tension between Hapsburgs and France rendering it unnessasary
- Probably not reason, given title Earl of Essex shortly after
- Attempted aliance with Germany - Anne of Cleves 1539
- Factional politics
- Catholic faction
- Tempted Henry with Catherine Howard, became infatuated
- Rushed through process of Attander
- Married her same day of esecution of Cromwell
- Henry had been fooled, leaving him without a cheif minister in a time were foreign affairs dominated domestic ones
- Tempted Henry with Catherine Howard, became infatuated
- Catholic faction
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