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Thomas Cromwell

1485 - 1540

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Thomas Cromwell (; c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution. Cromwell was one of the most powerful proponents of the English Reformation, and the creator of true English governance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Cromwell has received more than 8,900,657 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Cromwell is the 7th most popular public worker (up from 10th in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 469th in 2019) and the most popular British Public Worker.

Thomas Cromwell is most famous for his role in the English Reformation. He convinced King Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and then helped Henry to marry Anne Boleyn. He was also instrumental in the dissolution of the monasteries.

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  • 42

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  • 4.49

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  • 4.17

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Among PUBLIC WORKERS

Among public workers, Thomas Cromwell ranks 7 out of 15. Before him are Draco, Emperor Taishō, Alois Hitler, Joseph Fouché, Mikhail Kalinin, and Gaius Maecenas. After him are Robert Walpole, Demetrius of Phalerum, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Markus Wolf, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, and Pascal Lamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1485, Thomas Cromwell ranks 4. Before him are Hernán Cortés, Catherine of Aragon, and Dragut. After him are Giovanni da Verrazzano, Pedro de Alvarado, Sebastiano del Piombo, Clément Janequin, Joos van Cleve, Johannes Bugenhagen, Wolf Huber, and Sayyida al Hurra. Among people deceased in 1540, Thomas Cromwell ranks 3. Before him are John Zápolya and Parmigianino. After him are Angela Merici, Rosso Fiorentino, Juan Luis Vives, Francesco Guicciardini, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Tristão da Cunha, Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, and Tomé Pires.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cromwell ranks 364 out of 7,765. Before him are Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), John Bowlby (1907), Theresa May (1956), George Paget Thomson (1892), John Ruskin (1819), and John Boyd Dunlop (1840). After him are Boudica (33), Kate Bush (1958), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Edward the Confessor (1003), Ralph Fiennes (1962), and D. H. Lawrence (1885).

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Among PUBLIC WORKERS In United Kingdom

Among public workers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cromwell ranks 1. After him are Robert Walpole (1676) and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713).

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