Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell

9 | 2013-05-24 | Documentary History

Thomas Cromwell has gone down in history as one of the most corrupt and manipulative ruffians ever to hold power in England. A chief minister who used his position to smash the Roman Catholic church in England and loot the monasteries for his own gain. A man who used torture to bring about the execution of the woman who had once been his friend and supporter - Anne Boleyn. Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the history of the church at Oxford University, reveals a very different image of Cromwell. He describes Cromwell as an evangelical reformer, determined to break the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic church and introduce the people of England to a new type of Christianity in which each individual makes direct contact with God.

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Chris Granlund Executive Producer
Charles Colville Director
Charles Colville Producer
Diarmaid MacCulloch Writer

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