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c. 1485Thomas Cromwell, future first minister to Henry VIII of England is born.
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1503Thomas Cromwell travels to Italy where he fights as a mercenary and then learns banking.
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c. 1520Thomas Cromwell establishes his own legal practice in London.
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1523Thomas Cromwell becomes a Member of Parliament.
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1524Thomas Cromwell joins the household of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
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1530Thomas Cromwell becomes a member of the King's Council.
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1532Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Act in Restraint of Annates which limits funds paid to the Papacy.
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1532 - 1540Thomas Cromwell is chief minister to Henry VIII of England.
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1533Thomas Cromwell is made Master of the Rolls.
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1533Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Act in Restraint of Appeals which declares that the English monarch is now the highest authority on all legal matters.
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23 May 1533Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury formally annuls Henry VIII of England’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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1534Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Treason Act which forbids people to speak out and criticise their king or his policies.
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30 Apr 1534Parliament passes the Act of Succession which declares Henry VIII of England's daughter Mary (with Catherine of Aragon) illegitimate.
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28 Nov 1534The Act of Supremacy declares Henry VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.
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1535Thomas Cromwell and a team of inspectors compile the Valor Ecclesiasticus, a record of all the wealth and income of monastic institutions in England and Wales.
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Jan 1535Thomas Cromwell is made vicar-general by Henry VIII of England.
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6 Jul 1535Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.
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1536Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.
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1536Thomas Cromwell is made Lord Privy Seal.
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1536Thomas Cromwell's Ten Articles rejects four of the Seven Sacraments of Catholicism.
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Aug 1536Thomas Cromwell issues The Injunctions, a set of recommendations for the clergy.
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Oct 1536 - Dec 1536The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.
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Jul 1537Thomas Cromwell publishes The Bishop’s Book.
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1538Thomas Cromwell issues a more radical version of The Injunctions.
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1539Henry VIII of England approves the translation of the Bible into English.
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1539Parliament passes an act to close all monasteries in England and Wales regardless of size.
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1539Thomas Cromwell is made Earl of Essex and Lord Great Chamberlain.
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Jan 1540Henry VIII of England marries his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
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10 Jun 1540Thomas Cromwell is arrested on charges of treason and heresy.
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9 Jul 1540Henry VIII of England and Anne of Cleves divorce by mutual consent. Thomas Cromwell is blamed for the mismatch.
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28 Jul 1540Thomas Cromwell is executed for treason and heresy.
