Elton, professor of history at the University of Cambridge, upended the field with this book, proclaiming Thomas Cromwell “the most remarkable revolutionary in English history.” Elton argued that ...

A portrait miniature believed to depict Thomas Cromwell's son, Gregory Cromwell Public domain via Wikimedia Commons A probable member of the Cromwell family, perhaps Elizabeth Seymour Public ...

Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII, responsible for drafting the legislation that formalised England's religious and political break with Rome during the 1530s.