This is something that Cromwell already has experience with, having helped Wolsey with the same project less than a decade earlier. By 1536, the monasteries in England were covering about one sixth of the available land. Henry had appointed Cromwell as the ‘King’s deputy’ as head of the church. From then, until 1540, Cromwell claimed the land for the crown and in many cases, sold off parts of the buildings . This created large sums of money for the crown, and Cromwell got to keep some for himself as a reward for his work. Even though his own religious views were “not very strong”, and no matter his opinions of the faith of others, his political ideas were always shown to have more importance in his actions. By the time Cromwell’s tirade was over, Henry had already beheaded the wife he’d fought so hard to marry. He had also married Jane Seymour, who unfortunately died soon after giving birth to the future King Edward VI; the King’s long awaited
This is something that Cromwell already has experience with, having helped Wolsey with the same project less than a decade earlier. By 1536, the monasteries in England were covering about one sixth of the available land. Henry had appointed Cromwell as the ‘King’s deputy’ as head of the church. From then, until 1540, Cromwell claimed the land for the crown and in many cases, sold off parts of the buildings . This created large sums of money for the crown, and Cromwell got to keep some for himself as a reward for his work. Even though his own religious views were “not very strong”, and no matter his opinions of the faith of others, his political ideas were always shown to have more importance in his actions. By the time Cromwell’s tirade was over, Henry had already beheaded the wife he’d fought so hard to marry. He had also married Jane Seymour, who unfortunately died soon after giving birth to the future King Edward VI; the King’s long awaited