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#OTD 6 Jan 1540

A reluctant #HenryVIII married #AnneofCleves at Greenwich Palace

A political union orchestrated by #ThomasCromwell Henry 'liked her not' upon meeting

Sensible to go quietly she remained on excellent terms with him, his 3 children & his next wife
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#Tudor
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#Advent Day 23 What, No Christmas Jumper!

Whilst amusing to us today jumpers were not de rigueur in #Tudor England
Court etiquette not only dictated what you wore but also how to behave

#ThomasCromwell (as seen on TV) has sound advice!
youtu.be/dibGIzZsNoQ

@wolfhall.bsky.social

#History
December 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
oldportraiture.bsky.social
#HansHolbein the Younger (ca. 1497-1543), who died #OnThisDay (or around)
Portrait of #ThomasCromwell (ca. 1485-1540)
1532-3
The Frick Collection
#Holbein
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
nicolaharrisauthor.bsky.social
Victim or villain? Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the younger.

#ThomasCromwell #HansHolbein #RenaissanceArt #PortraitPainting #HistoricalFigures #ArtHistory #TudorEngland #ClassicPortraits #ArtAppreciation #CromwellLegacy
#Tudor
November 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 25 Oct 1557

Sir William Cavendish, Privy Councillor & 2nd husband of #BessofHardwick died

He served under #HenryVIII (with #ThomasCromwell) & later #EdwardVI

He and Bess began work on Chatsworth House in 1552, a project he would not live to see completed

#Elizabethan
#History
October 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 6 Oct 1536

#WilliamTyndale died

Found guilty of heresy for translating Scriptures into English for the common folk he was condemned

#ThomasCromwell unsuccessfully interceded to save him from being tied to a stake strangled & burned

His final words: Lord Open the King of England's eyes
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
dxcstrange.bsky.social
I really wanted to redo an old artwork I made of a Cromwell statue, while also dedicating a piece to an absolutely wonderful fic around said statue that is being written by a close friend of mine. Do give it a read!!💖

archiveofourown.org/works/652377...

#WolfHall #ThomasCromwell #MarkRylance #art
Digital artwork of a statue of Thomas Cromwell, holding his intertwined hands in front of him and looking down on them, while a little chough sits upon his hands and looks back up at him. It is raining, and raindrops in the form of tears roll down the statue's forlorn looking face.
September 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
knautschzone.bsky.social
Wen es interessiert: auf arte läuft "Wolf Hall"

Am Donnerstag läuft ab 21:40 die neue Staffel der Serie. Gedreht 2024.

#Tudors #HenryVIII #ThomasCromwell
August 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
tudorblogger.bsky.social
Today on my blog and Substack I'm joined by David Holland, founder of Wolf Hall Weekend @wolfhall.bsky.social, to talk about the event coming up in 2026! #History #Tudors #HilaryMantel #ThomasCromwell

Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post...

Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/22/g...
Guest Post Q&A with David Holland
Founder of Wolf Hall Weekend
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August 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
edisiero.bsky.social
📝 «Conocemos sus razones. Las conoce toda Europa. Se opone al divorcio. Cree que el rey no puede ser el jefe de la Iglesia»
📖 'En la corte del lobo' de H. Mantel
⚖️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

#llibros #libros 📚
#EnriqueVIII #ThomasCromwell #AnaBolena
#Inglaterra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
August 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 4 Aug 1598

#WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley statesman & chief advisor to #ElizabethI died

Unlike his predecessors from her father's reign (such as #ThomasCromwell - youtube.com/playlist?lis...), Cecil was in for the long haul providing stability to her reign
August 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
sightmagazine.bsky.social
New research reveals hidden secrets of 16th century Bibles @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Wales #NationalLibraryofWales #GreatBible #HenryVIII #ThomasCromwell #HiddeninPlainSight #QueenMaryUniversityofLondon #CambridgeUniversityLibrary #Bibles

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New research reveals hidden secrets of 16th century Bibles - Sight Magazine
Outwardly innocuous, two 16th century Bibles hold hidden secrets that have just been revealed as a result of an innovative research project.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
guidelondon.bsky.social
Today in History (28 July 1540): #ThomasCromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister and architect of the English Reformation, was executed on Tower Hill. His fall followed the failed marriage to Anne of Cleves. Portrait at Drapers’ Livery Hall, London. 

📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
July 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
tudorhistetc.bsky.social
#OTD in 1540 #KatherineHoward and #HenryVIII married. Katherine was Henry’s fifth wife. They married the same day #ThomasCromwell was executed on #TowerHill. 1/7
Conquest of C. Howard over Henry VIII (After Charles Ansell, British Museum, c. 1790). Portrait of Catherine Howard, Catherine’s decapitated head which is seen lying next to an axe on the ground (Print made by Jacob Houbraken, after Hans Holbein the Younger, British Museum, 1739).
July 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 28 July 1540

As #ThomasCromwell lost his head #HenryVIII was at Oatlands Palace preoccupied with the business of marrying his 5th wife; 17yr old #KatherineHoward!

Both decisions he would soon come to regret!

👉https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsgsLKbuPceBFvifZEGEfAQsvPgYf7e1S
July 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
tudorhistetc.bsky.social
#OTD in 1540 #ThomasCromwell was executed by beheading.
Cromwell had facilitated Henry VIII’s marriage with his fourth wife, #AnneofCleves. This was ill-fated and was only a few months. It was rather embarrassing for Henry. 1/
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell (Holbein, Frick Collection, 1532-1533).
July 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 28 Jul 1540

#ThomasCromwell met with the 🪓

He'd been a useful & loyal advisor to #HenryVIII attracting jealous enemies who seized on the failed #AnneofCleves marriage to turn the King from him!
Succeeding, Cromwell lost his head

'Crum' speaks from his cell: youtu.be/Zc-v08eC3LU
July 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
"My prayer is that God give me no longer life than I shall be glad to use mine office in edification, and not in destruction."

⚖️ #ThomasCromwell, English lawyer, politician, and Chief Minister to King Henry VIII, was executed for treason #OTD 28 July 1540. #History
July 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 9 July 1540

the marriage of #HenryVIII & #AnneofCleves was annulled

Shrewd Anne capitulated quickly to Henry's request after 6mths

She fared well, suitably compensated for her trouble more than can be said for the man held accountable #ThomasCromwell

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July 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 4 July 1551

#GregoryCromwell 31, son of #ThomasCromwell & #ElizabethWyckes died of sweating sickness

He’d married Elizabeth sister of #JaneSeymour in 1537

Surviving the fall out from his father's fall, he kept out of politics, living quietly at Launde Abbey

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July 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
tudorhistetc.bsky.social
It is July 4th, 1540. #ThomasCromwell, once close friend and confidant of #HenryVIII has 24 days to live. 1/2
Bust of Thomas Cromwell (Print made by Jacob Houbraken, after Hans Holbein the Younger, British Museum, 1739). Title-page to Gilbert Burnet’s ‘The History of the Reformation in England’ (Print made by Robert Graves, British Museum, 1818-1835).
July 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 30 June 1540

#ThomasCromwell wrote asking #HenryVIII for Mercy Mercy Mercy

Found guilty of trumped up charges protecting heretics & plotting to marry Lady Mary
Stripped of titles & sentenced to a date with the 🪓

Just happens today is our Crum Andrew’s birthday 🎂

youtu.be/0mx9ofLTKEo
June 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
tudorage1973.bsky.social
#OTD
29th June 1540
A Bill of Attainder was passed against Thomas Cromwell for crimes of corruption, heresy and treason.
Stripped of his titles and honours he was condemned to death.

#ThomasCromwell #BillofAttainder #KingHenryVIII #Tudors #History
June 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
#OTD 28 June 1515

#AnnavonKleve was born in Düsseldorf 2nd daughter to John III Duke of Cleves & Maria of Jülich-Berg

Briefly 4th wife of #HenryVIII who 'liked her not' a disastrous marriage arranged by #ThomasCromwell

The real #survivor of #TheSixWives

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June 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
tudorhistetc.bsky.social
At this point things aren’t going so well for this guy! #OTD in 1540 Parliament passed an Act of Attainder against #ThomasCromwell. He was accused of various charges. 1/2
Thomas Cromwell (Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, National Portrait Gallery, c. 1532-1533).
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM