Thomas Cromwell Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Legislation

Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome

Reformation Parliament

Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome

Reformation, The

Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome

Reformation Parliament

The King authorizes Cromwell to discredit the papacy and the Pope is attacked throughout the nation in sermons and pamphlets

Reformation, The

The King authorizes Cromwell to discredit the papacy and the Pope is attacked throughout the nation in sermons and pamphlets

Steward

Appointed Steward of Westminster Abbey

Legislation

The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome

Legislation

The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome

Reform of Church-State Relations

The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome

Act of Succession

Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession. All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome

Legislation

All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome

Legislation

Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession

Reformation Parliament

All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome

Reformation Parliament

Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession

Reformation, The

All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome

Reformation, The

Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession

Succession

All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome

Succession

Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession

Act of Succession

The London clergy accept the oath. The commissioners offer the Oath to Sir Thomas More and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, both of whom refuse it

Act of Succession

An order is issued that all citizens of London are to swear the Oath

Master of the Jewels

Appointed Master of the Jewels to Henry VIII

Reformation Parliament

Henry confirms Cromwell as his Principal Secretary and Chief Minister, a position he had held in all but name for some time

Reformation, The

Henry confirms Cromwell as his Principal Secretary and Chief Minister, a position he had held in all but name for some time

Principal Secretary

Appointed Principle Secretary to Henry VIII

Dissolution

Henry had Parliament authorise Thomas Cromwell to "visit" all the monasteries, including those like the Cistercians previously exempted by Papal dispensation, to purify them in their religious life, and to instruct them in their duty to obey the King

Role range: 1509-1547

Master of Rolls

Appointed Master of the Rolls

Role range: 1534-1536

Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church and the Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes

Act of Succession

When Parliament reconvenes Cromwell introduces the most significant revision of the treason laws since 1352, making it treasonous to speak rebellious words against the Royal Family, to deny their titles or to call the King a heretic, tyrant, infidel or usurper

Constitution of England

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church and the Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes

Legislation

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church and the Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes

Reformation Parliament

A new Parliament is summoned, again under Cromwell's supervision, to enact the legislation necessary to make a formal break of Englands remaining ties with Rome

Reformation Parliament

Henry confirms Cromwell as his Principal Secretary and Chief Minister, a position he had held in all but name for some time.

Reformation Parliament

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church and the Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes

Reformation Parliament

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church and the Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes.

Reformation Parliament

When Parliament reconvenes Cromwell introduces the most significant revision of the treason laws since 1352, making it treasonous to speak rebellious words against the Royal Family, to deny their titles or to call the King a heretic, tyrant, infidel or usurper

Reformation Parliament

When Parliament reconvenes Cromwell introduces the most significant revision of the treason laws since 1352, making it treasonous to speak rebellious words against the Royal Family, to deny their titles or to call the King a heretic, tyrant, infidel or usurper.

Reformation, The

Henry confirms Cromwell as his Principal Secretary and Chief Minister, a position he had held in all but name for some time. A new Parliament is summoned, again under Cromwell's supervision, to enact the legislation necessary to make a formal break of Englands remaining ties with Rome

Reformation, The

The Act for Payment of First Fruits and Tenths substantially increases clerical taxes

Reformation, The

The Act of Supremacy clarifies the King's position as head of the Church

Reformation, The

When Parliament reconvenes Cromwell introduces the most significant revision of the treason laws since 1352, making it treasonous to speak rebellious words against the Royal Family, to deny their titles or to call the King a heretic, tyrant, infidel or usurper