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Thomas Cromwell was a patron of Hans Holbein the Younger, as were Thomas More and Anne Boleyn. In the New York Frick Collection, two portraits by Holbein hang facing each other on the same wall of the Study, one depicting Thomas Cromwell, the other Thomas More, Cromwell's executed political and religious opponent. [93]
1538–1540: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell (later Earl of Essex) 1540–1553: Richard Worsley [3] 1553–1558: Sir William Girling; 1558–1560: William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester; 1560–1565: Richard Worsley (reappointed) [3] 1565–1583: Sir Edward Horsey; 1583–1603: Sir George Carey, 2nd Lord Hunsdon
Members included Thomas Derby, Sir Piers Edgcumbe, Sir Richard Pollard and John Rowe. However, the fall of Thomas Cromwell , the chief political supporter of government by Councils, and the tranquility of the western counties made it largely superfluous.
"Intimate, thrilling, and deeply moving, The Mirror and the Light shines a fresh light on the politics of power and the personal price paid by those who wield it. Cromwell’s story is as ...
Thomas Cromwell. English statesman and politician (died 1540) This article is about the minister of King Henry VIII of England. For other uses, ...
Henry then consulted with his advisors including Thomas Cromwell to address the influence of canonical law in England. [4] Cromwell orchestrated much of the legislation and ran propaganda campaigns throughout England to win over the laity. [3] Henry called Parliament to session in 1529.
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Famous MPs for the borough include Thomas Cromwell. The 1754 by-election was so fiercely contested that rioting broke out in which two people died. In the 2005 general election, the victorious Liberal Democrats candidate in Taunton required the smallest percentage swing from the Conservative MP for them to take the seat.