“Most gracious Prince, I cry for mercy, mercy, mercy.”

About Thomas Cromwell

Statesman • English

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1534 to 1540. Of humble origins, he rose to become one of the most powerful and...

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