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15 hours ago · Thomas Cromwell. / 51.508611; -0.076944. Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [ 1][ a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution ...