The Buggery Act of 1533
The Buggery Act of 1533 Editor’s Note: Yesterday was Pride Day in London, and in recognition, our friends at The Anne Boleyn Society published the following... Read more
Tag: Thomas Cromwell
Historians, Novelists, and History Lovers Share Their Thoughts on the Greatest Contributions to English History of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex
__________________________________________________________________ Today in history — 28 July 1540 — Bishop Edmund Bonner presided over the marriage of King Henry VIII to his 5th wife Catherine... Read more
The Revenge of Margaret Pole, by Heather R. Darsie
___________________________________________________________ The Revenge of Margaret Pole by Heather R. Darsie ___________________________________________________________ On 28 July 1540, a great, accomplished man of Tudor Times was beheaded on... Read more
Thomas Cromwell — Creator of the Royal ‘Tudor Brand’, by Melanie V. Taylor
Editor’s Note: I recently surveyed several historians, novelists, and history lovers to solicit their opinions of the greatest historical contributions to English History of Thomas Cromwell,... Read more
Thomas Cromwell, Founding Father of the American Dream
by Beth von Staats _________________________________________________________ “The American Dream is a constant reminder that America’s true nature and distinctive grandeur is in promising the common man,... Read more
Death by Quill, the Parliamentary Act of Attainder
by Beth von Staats _________________________________________ “Now is the false churl dead, so ambitious of others’ blood. These new erected men would, by their wills, leave... Read more
Thomas Cromwell, Elizabeth Tudor’s Parliamentary Diarist
by Beth von Staats _________________________________ If we are lucky, we have a friend or two in our lives, people so close that we just know... Read more
The Softer Side of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex
by Beth von Staats __________________________ His speech is low and rapid, his manner assured; he is at home in courtroom or waterfront, bishop’s palace or... Read more
The Martyrdom of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex
by Beth von Staats _______________________________ “Most gracious Prince, I cry for mercy, mercy, mercy!” – Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex – _______________________________ Thomas Cromwell,... Read more
“Cromwell Was Not a Nice Guy”, by Kyra Cornelius Kramer
by Kyra Cornelius Cranmer ____________________________ ____________________________ Thanks to the excellent writing of Hilary Mantel’s books Wolf Hall and Bringing Up the Bodies, Thomas Cromwell’s reputation... Read more
