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Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell was chief minister to Henry VIII from about 1532 to 1540. He steered through Parliament the laws that broke with Rome and made the king head of the Church, organised the dissolution of the monasteries and reformed royal administration and finance. He also oversaw the union of Wales with England. After the failure of the king's marriage to Anne of Cleves he fell from favour and was executed.
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