WebbSir Richard Williams ( c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. [1] [lower-alpha 1] He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part. http://barbararaue.ca/books-2/the-cromwell-family-book/
Thomas Cromwell’s Downfall: Part 1 – The Arrest, 10 June 1540
WebbCromwell’s life was still looking up in June 1540 – he had unlimited power in England, his son Gregory was happily married to Elizabeth Seymour and they had three healthy sons, Henry, Edward, and Thomas, at Leeds Castle. Richard Cromwell had just been knighted and called ‘the king’s diamond’ by Henry as he was given a diamond off his own hand. Webb14 mars 2024 · Richard was brought into the court of King Henry VIII by an alliance with Thomas Cromwell, the great favourite of Henry, whom that monarch raised from a humble situation to be Earl of Essex, Vicar-General, and Knight of the Garter. When Thomas Cromwell made his will in July 1529 his nephew, whose parents were now dead, was … thepiratesbay blender
Oliver Cromwell Biography, Accomplishments, …
WebbRichard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was an English statesman who was the second and last Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and son of the first … WebbNow, of this Richard Cromwell there are two Letters to Thomas Cromwell, ‘Vicar-General,’ Earl of Essex, which remain yet visible among the Manuscripts of the British Museum; in both of which he signs himself with his own hand, ‘your most bounden Nephew,’—an evidence sufficient to set the point at rest. WebbThomas Cromwell (1485-28 July 1540) was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1533 to 1540, Principal Secretary from 1534 to 1540, Master of the Rolls from 1534 to 1536, Lord Privy Seal from 1536 to 1540, Governor of the Isle of Wight from 1538 to 1540, and Lord Great Chamberlain in 1540. He was an important chief minister under King Henry VIII of … the pirates bay error 502