Fall of Cromwell

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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
    • 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
    • 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

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